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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The Gangster Chronicles
Radiolab and NPR’s Ukraine Series
In the weeks following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a young doctor in Germany sees that abortion pills are urgently needed in Ukraine. And she wants to help. But getting the drugs into the country means going through Poland, which has some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. So, she gets creative. What unfolds is a high-stakes, covert-operation run by a group of strangers. With everyone deciding: who to trust? In collaboration with NPR’s Rough Translation (https://zpr.io/9UpCwb2Smjzw), we find out what happened.
Part 1 of 2 episodes.
Special thanks to Wojciech Oleksiak, Katy Lee, Maria Hlazunova, Valeria Fokina, Sara Furxhi, Noel King, Robert Krulwich and Sana Krasikov, and our homies over at Rough Translation. Thanks also to Micah Loewinger and Laura Griffin. Illustrations came from Oksana Drachkovska.
And thank you to the many sources and experts we interviewed who asked to remain anonymous.
Episode Credits:
Guest hosted by - Gregory Warner and Molly Webster
Reported by - Katz Laszlo
Produced by - Daniel Girma and Tessa Paoli
Mixer - Gilly Moon
with mixing help from - Jeremy Bloom
Fact-checking by - Marisa Robertson-Textor
and Edited by - Brenna Farrell
CITATIONS:
Videos
- Watch Deutsche Welle’s Abortion in Europe documentary (https://zpr.io/YHctj4bZQwHM).
Podcasts
- Listen to Eleanor MacDowell’s A Sense of Quietness (https://zpr.io/eHhcHusxrhfE) on the BBC.
- Listen to NPR’s Joanna Kakissis’s story This Secretive Network Helps Ukranian Refugees Find Abortions in Poland (https://zpr.io/LsQw9V6ByfFg).
- Our reporter, Katz Laszlo, reports on European current affairs and reproductive health, and produces for The Europeans (https://zpr.io/sHAvrvqU2m8t) podcast, which features stories across the continent, including in Ukraine.
- Our collaborators, NPR’s Rough Translation (https://zpr.io/9UpCwb2Smjzw)
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Life Is Good (feat. Drake)
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Moonshot - A Journey Home
Moonshot - A Journey Home
GAMES ∙ 2022
Moonshot is a physics-based puzzle game where you play as Moon Pi, a young moon separated from Mother Earth. Using slingshot mechanics and navigational puzzles, help Moon Pi trek across the mysterious universe to finally get back home.
Gameplay:
In Moonshot, use a simple drag and release mechanic to launch yourself past other planet's gravity fields, all while avoiding dangerous traps like black holes, aliens and other strange space phenomena in your quest back to Mother Earth.
Moonshot is for anyone who loves playing slingshot and physics-based casual puzzle games that also can test their precision and speed. Navigate through levels full of fun obstacles and boosters, uncovering optimal paths that take the least amount of moves to finish.
Each week players will also be challenged to compete in special events, and be rewarded with prizes and rare skins for Moon Pi.
Features:
• 126 levels spread across 7 unique worlds
• Innovative physics-based space puzzle game with a gravity twist
• Weekly challenges to unlock rare skins
• A visual delight to look at, listen to and play
• Stunning level designs, full of obstacles, super powers, and boosters that require speed and precision
• 35 different skins and fun themed outfits
• 50 achievements
• A heartwarming adventure story
• Easy to learn and play, hard to master
• iCloud support — Play on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV and your progress will always be in sync
LEGO® Star Wars™ Battles
LEGO® Star Wars™ Battles
GAMES ∙ 2021
Lead your favorite LEGO® Star Wars™ characters into real-time, multiplayer PvP battles in arenas inspired by iconic locations from throughout the galaxy!
What happens when an Ewok takes on a Tusken Raider? Can a flock of porgs tackle a stormtrooper in a standoff? Could Chewbacca go toe-to-toe with Boba Fett? Who would win in a showdown between Yoda and Darth Vader?
Collect and upgrade LEGO Star Wars characters, troops, and vehicles and craft formidable light and dark side armies. Build LEGO towers on the battlefield and develop a strategy to attack, defend, and capture territory as you push towards the enemy base to claim victory! Download this exciting LEGO game that brings together every era of Star Wars™ storytelling in a tower defense style.
LEGO STAR WARS BATTLES FEATURES
MASTER BOTH SIDES OF THE FORCE
Learn and master the battle techniques of both sides of the Force by discovering unique combinations of units and building your strategy with characters from the entire Star Wars™ universe.
TOWER DEFENSE - BRICKS FOR THE WIN!
Build LEGO towers on the battlefield to defend your base or advance on the battlefield and capture your opponents' territory! Discover the different tower types and their advantages – build a Droid Factory for an instant, on-site army, shoot down airborne enemies with a Turbolaser, or bring the heat with a Flame Tower!
COLLECT AND UPGRADE
Discover over 40 units from all eras of the Star Wars universe including vehicles such as AT-ATs, AT-RTs, Y-wings, TIE fighters and characters from Star Wars™: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars™: A New Hope, Star Wars™: The Clone Wars™, and more. Increase your power and level up your troops to take out your enemies.
UNLEASH UNIQUE ABILITIES
Use Darth Vader's Force Slam to stop enemies in their tracks, toss them aside with Luke Skywalker's Force Push, and discover the other game changing abilities of Yoda, Boba Fett, and more. Support them with the right troops and towers to create an unstoppable army that will leave your enemies in pieces!
EXPLORE THE GALAXY
Battle through the eras and choose an arena inspired by iconic Star Wars locations including Naboo, Hoth, and Geonosis. Discover new units along the way to expand your options in battle.
Download LEGO Star Wars Battles today!
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Looking for the latest and greatest The Razor Crest" Ultimate Collectors Series? Relive bounty hunter The Mandalorian" and the Child s battles against Scout Trooper and other enemies with The Razor Crest" (75292) LEGO® Star Wars" building toy for kids. This brick-built armored transport shuttle features a cargo hold with opening sides that double as access ramps and carbonite bounty elements inside, a dual LEGO minifigure cockpit, spring-loaded shooters, escape pod and more authentic details to inspire creative play. Role-play adventures A challenging build for ages 10 and up, this 1,023-piece starship construction kit includes 5 collectible LEGO Star Wars characters, including new-for-August-2020 The Mandalorian and the Child LEGO minifigures. It s great for role play and combines with other LEGO Star Wars sets for even more action. Great gift ideas Since 1999, the LEGO Group has been recreating iconic starships, vehicles, locations and characters from the legendary Star Wars universe. LEGO Star Wars building toys are hugely popular with awesome gift ideas for all ages.
Agent Intercept
Agent Intercept
GAMES ∙ 2019
Take control of the Sceptre - a slick, souped-up, transforming vehicle outfitted with the latest spy gadgets - to drive, drift, and defy death across land, air, and sea. Feel like a superspy, saving the day again and again from threats inspired by the best action and spy fiction, then cranked up to 11.
The nefarious criminal organization CLAW is back with a mysterious new leader, fielding an army of vehicles and experimental technology. But the stalwart Agency has a secret weapon - you! As the driver behind the new Sceptre, you will infiltrate hidden lairs, battle larger-than-life bosses, and find the secrets behind a fiendish plot before it threatens the entire globe. Use gadgets, transformations, and the help of your heroic Agency allies to save the day - in style.
Features:
• Campaign - Leap into the driver's seat of an epic narrative of intrigue, betrayal, and unbelievable set-pieces through 3 chapters taking you across the globe.
• Score Attack - Refine your skills to top the leaderboards in Highscore Chase, Time Trial, and Target Practice.
• Side Missions - Save the world from CLAW's plots across different environments in these self-contained story missions.
• High-octane action complete with daring stunts and high-tech gadgets against deadly vehicles and maniacal bosses.
• Gorgeous, vibrant art and graphics.
• Fully voiced story featuring a diverse cast of characters.
• Exciting missions across all terrain – transform your car into off-road, boat, and snowmobile modes and take the action across land, sea, snow, and more!
• Energetic original songs inspired by beloved soundtracks of the spy genre.
• Data Cards - Challenge yourself to complete various objectives and be rewarded with new art and lore as you earn Data Cards
• Experiments - Elite players can earn game-changing effects and alterations by unlocking secret Experiments!
Air Twister
Air Twister
GAMES ∙ 2022
Soar through the sky battling against invaders in this all-new fantasy endless shooter from legendary game creator, Yu Suzuki. Players will assume the role of Princess Arch fighting back against bizarre invaders to save their planet from destruction. They’ll rain down their homing arrows to trace graceful arcs of light across beautiful, artfully crafted stages, before they pierce their foes. With a fun and easy touchscreen swipe-shooting gameplay mechanic, the destiny of the planet is in the player’s hands.
• Find something new every time you play in each of the 12 stages!
• Over 20 different creatures of the Vanguard will thwart your way and 10 unique bosses await your challenge at the end of the worlds!
• Collect Stars to power up your Princess and unlock new game modes!
• Simple touch controls make play fun and easy! Or connect a gamepad for an arcade-like experience!
• Shoot for the top and compete in score and ranking categories with players all around the world!
Human: Fall Flat+
Human: Fall Flat+
GAMES ∙ 2023
Human: Fall Flat+ is a hilarious, light-hearted physics platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 4 players. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded. Each dream level provides a new environment to navigate, from mansions, castles and Aztec adventures to snowy mountains, eerie nightscapes and industrial locations. Multiple routes through each level, and perfectly playful puzzles ensure exploration and ingenuity are rewarded.
MORE HUMANS, MORE MAYHEM - Need a hand getting that boulder on to a catapult, or need someone to break that wall? Online multiplayer for up to 4 players transforms the way Human: Fall Flat+ is played.
MIND BENDING PUZZLES - Explore open-ended levels full of challenging puzzles and hilarious distractions. Try new paths and discover all the secrets!
A BLANK CANVAS - Your Human is yours to customize. With outfits from builder to chef, skydiver, miner, astronaut and ninja. Choose your head, upper and lower body and get creative with the colors!
FREE GREAT CONTENT - Since launch more than four brand new levels have launched free of charge with even more on the horizon. What could the next dreamscape have in store?
A VIBRANT COMMUNITY - Streamers and YouTubers flock to Human: Fall Flat+ for its unique, hilarious gameplay. Fans have watched these videos more than 3 Billion times!
Sneaky Sasquatch
Sneaky Sasquatch
GAMES ∙ 2019
** Apple Arcade Game of the Year 2020! **
Live the life of a Sasquatch and do regular everyday Sasquatch stuff like:
- Sneak around campsites
- Disguise yourself in human clothing
- Eat food from unguarded coolers and picnic baskets
- Play a quick 9 holes at the golf course
- Adopt a lost dog and take care of it
- Go fishing at the lake
- Cook sausages on an engine block
- Crush cars with a monster truck
- Get chased around by the park ranger
- Dig up buried treasure
- Take a driving test and get your driver’s license
- Shred some powder at the ski hill
- Buy, upgrade, and race vehicles at the racetrack
- Get a team of ducks to build upgrades for your house
- Rent an apartment in the nearby town
- Get certified to operate a forklift and unload cargo ships
- Work as an executive at a major corporation
- Get a camera and fill up a photo album with memories
- Work as a photographer at the local newspaper
- Watch television from the comfort of your own home
- Apply for a taxi license and drive people around
- Work as a security guard at the local port and file paperwork
- Have your disguises customized by a fashionable duck
- Take a ferry over to an island
- Get a surfboard and shred some waves to impress the locals
- Buy a boat and catch some saltwater fish in the ocean
- Invest in a spaghetti-based business venture, and revolutionize the industry
- Go waterskiing, or take someone else waterskiing
- Carve pumpkins, go trick-or-treating, and celebrate Halloween
- Compete in battle royale snowball fight events
- Dig up dinosaur bones and make a T-Rex skeleton
- Go scuba diving with your dog and explore sunken ships and pirate treasure
- Work as a police officer and write speeding tickets and other traffic violations
- Explore the sewers and smell terrible afterwards
- Modify your vehicles with rims, tires, and customizable parts
- Race in motocross events and do 360 spins
- Buy a cell phone and take your calls on the road
- Work as a delivery driver for a shipping company
- Forage mushrooms in exchange for dynamite
- Run a private campground on an island
- Be a substitute ferry captain
- Work as a crane operator while wearing night-vision goggles
- Advertise on local billboards to make your business ventures more profitable
- Play solitaire on your home computer
- Take advantage of your computer's extended warranty and break it on purpose for a free replacement
- Dance the day away by watching the music channel on your TV
- Run an election campaign for mayor
- Stock up on Cellular Phone Minutes and call your human friends to hang out
- Operate an exciting cargo elevator
- Customize the nearby town to your liking
- Pick out cool new outfits for all your human friends
- Smooth the flow of traffic by raising speed limits and removing stop signs and traffic lights
- And more!