In episode 1638, Jack and Miles are joined by Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter, and composer, Meklit Hadero, to discuss… Meet Mark Robinson The GOP Candidate For NC Governor, The VA Just Backtracked On Their Plans To Ban A Controversial WWII Photo, Making Hospitals More Musical Could Save Lives--Study Finds and more!

1. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina GOP nominee for governor, is off the rails even by MAGA standards
2. The VA Just Backtracked On Their Plans To Ban A Controversial WWII Photo
3. Kissing Sailor Photograph Couple Identified As George Mendonsa and Greta Zimmer Friedman According To New Book
4. Science debunks WWII "Kiss" photo couple's claim to fame
5. WWII’s most iconic kiss wasn’t romantic — it was terrifying
6. #MeToo Graffiti Scrubbed From Sarasota V-J Day Kissing Statue
7. Fact Check: About That So-Called Ban on Iconic 'V-J Day in Times Square' Photo in VA Offices
8. 'Replete with Misconduct': Internal VA Investigation Finds Inappropriate Sexual Conduct in VA's Anti-Harassment Office
9. Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year
10. The Hospital Is Too Damn Loud

11. Making Alarms More Musical Can Save Lives

12. How one musician is reimagining hospital sounds
13. Anatomy of a beep: A medical device giant and an avant-garde musician set out to redesign a heart monitor’s chirps
14. To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing

LISTEN: Ethio Blue by Meklit Hadero