Gradient's Icymi

Since we're all traveling this week, we decided to have a conversation with our friend, regular Gradient contributor and constitutional expert Joseph Williams on to discuss just one issue this week: the legislative battle over increased gun control regulation.   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis  

This week, the Democrats held a 14-hour filibuster, Apple announced its new iOS, Gladwell announced his new podcast, and America’s favorite Mexican food chain is not very good.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Chris Murphy led Senate Democrats on a 14 hour marathon filibuster for increased gun control measures following the Orlando tragedy. http://grdnt.is/1UEc0k2 Story Four: Apple hosted its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and rolled out a bunch of new software your annoying friends are going to want, like, immediately. http://grdnt.is/1Ugmfki Story Three: Malcolm Gladwell started a new podcast, just a little too late to make our list of the year’s 16 best podcast episodes. http://grdnt.is/28C5xA1 Story Two: Moe’s Southwestern Grill is America’s most popular Mexican c

This week, the Democrats mostly decided on a nominee, a judge came under fire for his ruling in the Stanford case, Buzzfeed made a tough advertorial call and The Greatest went home.     Hosted by: Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee Bradford William Davis ... @_BWD_   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Hillary Clinton is officially the first female candidate of a major party: (http://www.gradient.is/muhammad-ali-was-miraculous/) Story Four: A federal judge is under fire for giving a former Stanford athlete just six months in jail for raping an unconscious woman. (http://www.gradient.is/reactions/before-brock-turner-stanford-had-a-rape-every-two-weeks/) Story Three: Pretty much everyone got hacked on Twitter this week. Sorry, everyone! (http://www.gradient.is/reactions/3-ways-the-nfl-hacker-could-have-dramatically-improved-his-nfl-hacking/) Story Two:

This week, Paul Ryan finally caved to Donald Trump, Kit Harington spoke out about how hard it is to be handsome in Hollywood, and people started to get real about the Zika virus.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: The NBA Finals are in full swing, and we’ve all got thoughts. (http://grdnt.is/25F3tbA) Story Four: Just because we knew Paul Ryan would eventually cave doesn’t make it any easier to talk about. (http://grdnt.is/1RRKQnH) Story Three: Jump Ball: What TV shows are we streaming this summer?  Story Two: The Zika virus has finally started to get some real attention. (http://grdnt.is/1t6nBlT) Story One: It’s very hard out there for people who are as beautiful as Kit Harington says Kit Harrington. (http://bit.ly/1TOPnyT)

In the premiere episode of "The Sports with Tyler Huckabee," Gradient's resident expert in all non-sports related things gives us his unique take on the NBA Finals.   Hosted by:   Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis

This week, a new wrinkle in Hulk Hogan’s Gawker lawsuit, and a new trailer for the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake. Also, Millennials are living at home more (surprise!) and we talk about the new seven-hour OJ Simpson documentary (bigger surprise!).   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee Bradford William Davis ... @_BWD_   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Millennials just can’t seem to move out of their parents’ house. (http://bit.ly/1P0Alnv) Story Four: An elusive billionaire funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker. (http://bit.ly/1Wq3bQE) Story Three: Beauty and the Beast has a live action remake in the works, starring Emma Watson. (http://bit.ly/1sxIiGk) Story Two: ‘The Biggest Loser’ has some very serious accusations being thrown its way. (http://bit.ly/1OTfqCM) Story

This week, ‘The Good Wife’ came to a close, Washington Post released a controversial new study on the Washington Redskins, Facebook met with Conservative leaders and one of Nigeria’s missing girls was found.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: One of the missing Chibok girls was found: (http://bbc.in/1TkpnLr) Story Four: Facebook meets with Conservative leaders over accusations of news suppression. (http://bit.ly/1TjVo6i) Story Three: ‘The Good Wife’ calls it a quits, and we talk about other spinoffs we’d like to see (http://eonli.ne/20gHvVa) Story Two: Terrorist action is suspected in an AirEgypt’s crash into the Mediterranean Sea. (http://bit.ly/1qwZHO1) Story One: A new poll found that nine out of ten Native Americans aren’t offended by the Washington NFL team’s mascot.

This week, Pope Francis said he’d explore the idea of female deacons in the Catholic Church, while Chance the Rapper took the whole world to church with his new album. Also, Lyft had to seriously up its settlement, and Paul Ryan began to swallow a bitter pill.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Bradford William Davis ... @_BWD_   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Paul Ryan has a closed door meeting with Trump that went fine, just fine, no more questions. thanks. (http://bit.ly/1R0rz2V) Story Four: Pope Francis is exploring the idea of allow women to be deacons in the Catholic Church. (http://cnn.it/1s84wyA) Story Three: Instagram has a new logo and a lot of people are not feeling it. (http://onforb.es/1NtBIL1) Story Two: Lyft is still trying to pay its drivers more, sort of. (http://bit.ly/1rI7gmo) Story One: Chan

Just a short update to ICYMI listeners about some big goings-on in the Gradient world, and what to expect from the future.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar     Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis

This week, Johnny Manziel was indicted, Cleveland’s police union continued to make things so much worse for the family of Tamir Rice, India debuted a new plan for empowering women against violence and Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ changed the world as we know it.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: The Cleveland police union tells Tamir Rice’s family how to use their settlement. (http://grdnt.is/1QD65sO) Story Four: Johnny Manziel was indicted in an alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend. (http://grdnt.is/1NXbSJL) Story Three: Hillary Clinton plans on making her cabinet at least half female. (http://grdnt.is/1Qz0PWU) Story Two: India introduced a new panic button on its smartphones for women. (http://grdnt.is/1SBJvD3) Story One: Ever heard of Beyoncé? She r

This week, Shapchat made a very stupid attempt to celebrate 4/20, United Health dealt the Affordable Healthcare Act a serious blow, and America’s $20 bill got a significant upgrade. Also, we said goodbye to Prince, one of the most perfect pop stars of all time.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee Bradford William Davis ... @_BWD_   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Jackson gets booted to the back of the $20. (http://grdnt.is/20YiZZT) Story Four: Amazon Prime gets serious about competing with Netflix: (http://grdnt.is/1rbjCDA) Story Three: What’s the best channel on television right now? (http://grdnt.is/1STVOd8) Story Two: Snapchat tries and fails to honor Bob Marley’s legacy. (http://grdnt.is/1r0Em0y) Story One: United Health is pulling out of Obamacare. (http://grdnt.is/1ppgmT6)

This week, Mark Zuckerberg and Stephen Hawking teamed up to talk space travel while an all-men’s club at Harvard defended itself from accusations of sexism in probably the worst way possible. Also, Bono had a novel approach to stopping ISIS, Buzzfeed is struggling to make ends meet and the NBA had a night for the ages.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: The future of space travel. (http://bit.ly/1Nn0K8R) Story Four: Harvard’s men’s only club (http://bit.ly/1TVxRqW) Story Three: Bono wants to send comedians after ISIS. (http://bit.ly/1NobrYI) Story Two: Buzzfeed misses its financial projections. (http://cnnmon.ie/1Sbj5Yz) Story One: Kobe Bryant calls it a day. (http://grdnt.is/1Sctgyo)

This week, Twitter got rights to stream Thursday night NFL games, WhatsApp’s new encryption blocked out the FBI and the Panama Papers became the largest information leak in history. Also, we recap The People VS OJ Simpson’s finale. No spoilers!   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes:  Story Five: The End of The People VS. OJ Simpson: http://grdnt.is/1Ve8aD5 Story Four: Twitter wins rights to stream NFL games: http://grdnt.is/1XlUpA4 Story Three: Jump Ball: Spain is cancelling the afternoon siesta http://grdnt.is/1S1YTdL Story Two: WhatsApp’s new encryption blocks out the FBI: http://grdnt.is/1UOkB8P Story One: The Panama Papers shines a light on how the wealthy avoid taxation: http://grdnt.is/23iN4Ix

This week, the NFL demanded The New York Times retract a story about their football players and concussions, journalists criticized the Obama Administration’s lack of transparency, Oculus Rift tried (and failed) to make a splash, and white people complained that Hamilton put out a casting call for nonwhite actors.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: The NFL Requests a New York Times Retraction (http://grdnt.is/1RRngxS) Story Four: President Obama Called Out For Lack of Media Transparency (http://grdnt.is/1pQUr82) Story Three: Judson Decodes the Culture: Oculus Rift (http://grdnt.is/1MH7MtZ) Story Two: Instagram Changes Its Photostream (http://grdnt.is/1PKeTfP) Story One: Hamilton Accused of Discrimination Against Whites (http://grdnt.is/1ooF7hV)

This week, Speaker of House Paul Ryan apologized for some previous views he held about the poor, some of VICE Media’s practices get called into question, new research proves that dogs are smarter than we thought and one of hip-hop’s true greats passed away. We also recap the horror in Belgium, and take a look at how global leaders responded.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Paul Ryan admits he was wrong. (http://grdnt.is/1T6LbIE) Story Four: Brussels recap. (http://grdnt.is/1Rx6SfF) Story Three: Dogs are smarter than we thought. (http://grdnt.is/1RDjDM2) Story Two: VICE’s ethics called into question. (http://grdnt.is/25oiKLh) Story One: Phife Dawg passes away. (http://grdnt.is/1q2duwr)

This week, President Barack Obama introduced his SCOTUS nominee to the Senate, Amazon announced a new selfie-centric payment method, Apple introduced a gamble to make mixtapes lucrative and the NFL finally admitted something literally everybody knows.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Apple launches a new way to make mixtapes lucrative. http://bit.ly/1UHnO8u Story Four: The NFL fesses up to their company’s link to concussions:http://bit.ly/1RpHZbM Story Three: A quick recap of all the election news of the week: http://bit.ly/1TUL0RI Story Two: Amazon announces a new way to pay with your face: http://bit.ly/1pRarqW  Story One: President Obama nominates Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court:http://bit.ly/1Vkxl64

This week, Hulk Hogan started the fight of his life against Gawker in the courtroom, NASCAR President Brian France took heat for endorsing Donald Trump, the legendary “fifth Beatle” passed away and Dos Equis began its search for the new Most Interesting Man in the World.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Hulk Hogan sues Gawker over the release of his sex tape. (http://nyti.ms/1UU6mxX) Story Four: George Martin passes away. (http://cnn.it/1QD1ryt) Story Three: Dos Equis on the hunt for a new Most Interesting Man in the World. (http://usat.ly/1nvWQ6y) Story Two: NASCAR endorses Donald Trump. (http://bit.ly/1RbcewZ) Story One: Sony to release Dr. Luke from his contract. (http://bit.ly/1QDZGB8)

This week, we take a look at a small hiccup in Google’s plan to rollout self-driving cars, a big hiccup in the GOP establishment’s plan to slow Donald Trump’s march towards the nomination and discuss how Chris Rock handled the Oscars.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Chris Rock hosts the Oscars (http://bit.ly/1VMkesv) Story Four: Google’s Car Crush (http://bit.ly/21L4JrM) Story Three: Tidal’s bumpy year (http://bit.ly/1TDp77K) Story Two: AT&T’s new plan for cable (http://usat.ly/1QtZpSu) Story One: Donald Trump’s march towards the nomination. (http://53eig.ht/1QNYXKA)

This week, we take a look at President Obama’s new push to close Guantanamo Bay, USA Today’s scathing report on Hollywood’s diversity problem, Amazon’s move into the fast fashion industry and Kesha’s denied injunction bid against Dr. Luke.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Astronauts heard music (sort of) on the moon (sort of.) (http://bbc.in/1UmQHXy) Story Four: The looming Gitmo battle. (http://cnn.it/1QvRVKg) Story Three: No end in sight for Hollywood’s failing diversity issue, (http://usat.ly/1SXr8gw) Story Two: Amazon’s move into fast fashion. (http://cnnmon.ie/1QfgIXe) Story One: Kesha’s denied injunction bid against Dr. Luke. (http://bit.ly/1LdlZhx)

This week, we look at what the Grammys got right and wrong, Katie Holmes maybe sort of throws Scientology under the bus, Kanye keeps himself in the news and we get an expert to explain Apple’s potentially huge beef with the FBI   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Deadpool breaks all the records (http://onforb.es/1orDyQE) Story Four: Katie Holmes kicks off a promising comeback: (http://bit.ly/1OiJ6lH) (http://theatln.tc/1NP7MUA) Story Three: Taylor Swift takes home the Grammy for Album of the Year (http://bit.ly/1Tolx2A) Story Two: Kanye West drops The Life of Pablo (http://on.thegrio.com/1KtggnJ) Story One: Apple CEO Tim Cook refuses to grant FBI requests (http://apple.co/1Lt7ReW)