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Hosted by: Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar   Tyler Huckabee ... @TylerHuckabee Michael Romero ... @mromero     Connect with Gradient:   Web … Gradient.is/podcasts  Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis

Hosted by: Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Michael Romero ... @mromero Alyssa McNally … @alyssaamcnally     Connect with Gradient:   Web … Gradient.is/podcasts    Twitter ... @gradientdotis   Facebook ... /gradientdotis

Hosted by: Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar   Tyler Huckabee ... @TylerHuckabee Michael Romero ... @mromero     Connect with Gradient:   Web … Gradient.is/podcasts  Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis    

Hosted by: Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Michael Romero ... @mromero   Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael   Connect with Gradient:   Web … Gradient.is/podcasts  Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis Show Notes:   - Story Five: The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series http://atmlb.com/2fzfcW2 - Story Four: Hulu Makes Moves http://usat.ly/2fpLDT3 - Story Three: The Election is Coming!  http://reut.rs/2f7ohn6 - Story Two: Beyonce Performs at the Country Music Awards  http://bit.ly/2esGiYQ - Story One: Dave Chappelle and Tribe Called Quest to Join SNL http://bit.ly/2edsUN9  

This week sees the return of fall television, along with a new season of SNL. Also, Snapchat is changing things up and Elon Musk is thinking dreamily of getting humanity to Mars.   Hosted by: Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar 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: Snapchat unveils new tech-inspired glasses. What could go wrong? http://grdnt.is/2dtwttR Story Four: ‘SNL’ season 42 kicks off this weekend. Again, what could go wrong? http://grdnt.is/2dxuOJ4 Story Three: Backstreet’s Back. Alright? http://grdnt.is/2d1REDi Story Two: Fall TV is here, and we’re ready to break down the shows you need to be paying attention to: http://grdnt.is/2cHlOKZ Story One: Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. If that surprises you, you don’t know who Elon Musk is: http://grdnt.is/2d1T6po

This week, Donald Trump Jr. compared refugees to poisonous skittles, Facebook came clean about how popular their videos actually are, Yahoo got hacked and the 5-second rule got debunked.   Hosted by: 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: Two separate shootings of unarmed black man kept this nation’s most infuriating, tragic national narrative alive. http://grdnt.is/2cXEHNS Story Four: The five-second rule is done for good: http://grdnt.is/2cXE9ar Story Three: Yahoo got hacked this week, which begs the question: if you got hacked, how would you want to get hacked? http://grdnt.is/2cXXruK Story Two: Facebook’s reporting on how successful its videos are was just slightly off. Just slightly. http://grdnt.is/2cNCfIH Story One: Jeremy Courtney of Preemptive Love Coalition joins us to chat about

This week, we predict The Emmy winners, the NCAA championships pull out of North Carolina, scientists got paid to lie about sugar’s effect on the heart, a young woman sues her parents over childhood images on Facebook and dolphins talk to each other.   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: Our picks for The Emmy Awards this Sunday. (http://grdnt.is/2cjRNnA) Story Four: The sugar industry paid scientists to blame fat for the cause of heart disease 49 years ago. (http://grdnt.is/2cjReKP) Story Three: Dolphins talk to each other in an advanced language (http://grdnt.is/2cPoyIS) Story Two: Woman sues her parents for childhood pictures on Facebook. (http://grdnt.is/2cFwY3g) Story One: NCAA moves championships because of North Carolina’s civil rights laws. (http://grdnt.is/2cFi2m4)

This week, Apple announces the next iPhone and Apple Watch, Congress fails to pass Zika legislation, Starbucks announces fall drinks featuring the new Chile Mocha, Airbnb takes steps to prevent racial discrimination, and ‘Humans of New York’ shares a powerful story from Hillary Clinton.   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: Apple announces new iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2 (http://grdnt.is/2cc0bEm) Story Four: Congress fails to pass Zika legislation once again (http://grdnt.is/2ctTj4D) Story Three: Starbucks announces fall drinks featuring the new Chile Mocha. (http://grdnt.is/2cA0VTf) Story Two: Airbnb is taking steps to prevent racial discrimination (http://grdnt.is/2bY4TUn) Story One: ‘Humans of New York’ shares a powerful story from Hillary Clinton. (http://grdnt.is/2

This week, Chris Brown and Chipotle got into some hot water, but not as much as the African population of elephants. Donald Trump got in trouble too but what else can you expect?   Hosted by: Bradford Davis ... @_bwd_ 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: Chris Brown got busted, duh: http://bit.ly/2c4Fa0q Story Four: Chipotle is getting sued, big time: http://bit.ly/2cgKH1v Story Three: SNL is on the hunt for new hosts: http://bit.ly/2cu8QGh Story Two: Elephants are vanishing at a terrifying rate: http://bit.ly/2cu9gMS Story One: Donald Trump’s big pivot was not a pivot at all: http://bit.ly/2c5qhte

Today we react to Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Nye on Netflix, Africa’s elephant population and Trump’s visit to Mexico.     Hosted by: Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael    Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: https://t.co/ZH1DnrK6uU https://t.co/i6vzU3uIaw http://bit.ly/2bWeH3X https://t.co/uK0lHDN2lR

Today we react to De La Soul, Chinese 'Jason Bourne' viewers, the family of an ISIS hostage victim, and Oklahoma City Thunder fans   Hosted by: Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael    Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: http://grdnt.is/2bv2Ngj http://grdnt.is/2c1Wu6F http://grdnt.is/2bmkYGs http://grdnt.is/2bFtC0p

This week, Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’ was canceled, Aetna announced it was mostly leaving Obamacare, Louisiana was flooded and disconcerting news was reported about the sex habits of millennials.   Hosted by: Michael Romero ... @mromero Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee Bryony Cole ... @bryonycole   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis   Show Notes: Story Five: Larry Wilmore’s Nightly Show got the axe. http://grdnt.is/2b6tkii Story Four: Aetna is mostly pulling out of Obamacare. http://grdnt.is/2bsPDTg Story Three: What was the song of the summer? http://spoti.fi/2b3odE2 Story Two: The Louisiana floods were ignored until they couldn’t be ignored any longer. http://grdnt.is/2bsP8IZ Story One: Millennials are having less sex than previous generations. The host of our upcoming sex and tech podcast Bryony Cole explains why that might be. http://grd

This week, President Obama relaxed laws about medical marijuana, a new all-female ‘Ocean’s 11’ reboot was announced and SNL shook up its cast a little. Also, the Department of Justice released a damning report on the Baltimore police department.   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: Simones Biles and Manuel dominated the Olympics. https://t.co/qcCahxMuw4 Story Four: President Obama is making it easier for scientists to study the effects of marijuana. http://grdnt.is/2bdBMRS Story Three: Ocean’s 11 is being remade as Ocean’s 8, starring an all-female cast. We try to figure out who’s going to play who. http://grdnt.is/2aRodIy Story Two: The Department of Justice’s report on Baltimore’s police department is horrifying. http://grdnt.is/2bmFXrD Story On

The Olympics kick off in Rio this week, so who better than Gradient’s resident sports expert Tyler Huckabee to give us the inside scoop for what to expect from this year’s games, the controversies surrounding Rio’s preparedness, and who will take home the gold?   Hosted by:   Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis

This week, the DNC nominated a woman for the presidency, Netflix’s spooky new series became an instant hit, Apple bought ‘Carpool Karaoke’ and scientists discovered the benefits of cockroach milk.    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 Democrats nominated Hillary Clinton to be President of the United States: http://grdnt.is/2aeivLu Story Four: Apple’s taking a big gamble on ‘Carpool Karaoke’: http://grdnt.is/2aa4zS3 Story Three: Scientists discovered what the rest of us have known for years: cockroach milk is nutritious: http://grdnt.is/2awEfnt Story Two: Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Of course you do. Turns out, it was all worth it: http://grdnt.is/2auoXkL Story One: ‘Stranger Things’ is Netflix’s excellent new hit, and we’ve got an exper

This week, Twitter finally banned @Nero, Facebook took some early steps towards providing internet access to undeveloped countries and Republicans nominated someone for president.   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 Republicans decided that Donald Trump should be President of the United States. http://grdnt.is/29Uat9E Story Four: The brain has been mapped like it has never been mapped before. http://grdnt.is/2aBASKZ Story Three: Lots of great television has been launched in the past few days, like Mr. Robot. Especially Mr. Robot. http://grdnt.is/29UlHuG Story Two: It took a while, but Twitter has finally, thankfully, beautifully banned the awful, awful Milo Yiannopoulos: http://grdnt.is/29RMBcn Story One: Facebook is launching drones to bring

This week, a terrorist attack devastated Nice, France, Modern Family managed to get a spot in the Emmy nominations, and Carmelo Anthony used the ESPYs as a platform for social reform.   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: Terrorism struck in Nice, France this week leaving nearly 84 dead. grdnt.is/29YAsPr Story Four: Forbes released their highest paid celebrity list with Taylor Swift at the top. grdnt.is/29DZkPI Story Three: The Emmy nominations are in, and we are all confused why Modern Family still manages to make the list. grdnt.is/29BN7W9 Story Two: At the ESPYs, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and other NBA stars call for an end to violence. http://grdnt.is/28YffCj Story One: A new dating app with a twist is in the marketplace: Ohlala. http://bit

It’s been a tragic week in our country, plus a lot of our team is out traveling, so this episode is just a quick update. Here are a few important articles from Gradient about the events of the past week: http://www.gradient.is/will-we-run-out-of-words-for-black-lives-lost/ http://www.gradient.is/before-you-quote-martin-luther-king-jr/ http://www.gradient.is/reactions/dallas-cop-shooter-micah-johnson-identified-by-police-defying-multiple-stereotypes/   Connect with Gradient: Web ... Gradient.is Twitter ... @gradientdotis Facebook ... /gradientdotis

This week, IKEA volunteered to recall some potentially lethal dressers, VINYL got scratched, self-driving cars have to start making some tough choices and people mourned terrorism in Istanbul. 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: Terrorism struck in Istanbul this week, leaving nearly 50 dead. http://grdnt.is/29csvc4 Story Four: IKEA recalled millions of dressers in the wake of six deaths. http://grdnt.is/29jx44e Story Three: Vinyl was renewed for a second season, and then canceled. We get right to the important question here: What’s next for Ray Romano? http://grdnt.is/28Nkpk7 Story Two: Barnes and Noble is going to put the LIT back in literature by selling booze. http://grdnt.is/28YffCj Story One: Self-driving cars are going to have to make some to