Jan 3, 2022

A look at Sacramento’s “right to housing” proposal

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Also on today's program: Telecom companies battle with the FAA over 5G and the strategies behind sonic logos, like Netflix’s startup chime.

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Telecoms set to launch new 5G spectrum over FAA objections

by Lily Jamali

Jan 3, 2022

In November, a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration about safety concerns led to AT&T and Verizon postponing the launch.

Despite FAA concerns over interference with altimeters, which helps planes land, Verizon and AT&T are slated to launch their 5G networks this week.

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Some big Wall Street banks reverse their back-to-office plans — again

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jan 3, 2022

They've been among the most aggressive employers when it comes to bringing workers back into face-to-face contact.

Despite investment banking companies' preference for in-person work, omicron has complicated the return-to-office plans of JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.

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Firms race to liquefy more natural gas as global demand soars

by Andy Uhler

Jan 3, 2022

LNG is proving popular as a "bridge fuel" while countries transition from coal and oil to renewables.

LNG could play a crucial role in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions. Above, a ship containing liquefied natural gas at Adriatic LNG Terminal, off the coast of Italy.

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Sacramento considers a "right to housing" for people without homes

by Matt Levin

Jan 3, 2022

If the city lacks enough homeless housing, the proposal would allow a homeless person to sue. But short-term shelter must be accepted.

A homeless man adjusts a tent at a Sacramento encampment in 2009. Today, more than 11,000 people are homeless in the California capital.

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The strategy behind sonic logos, like Netflix’s startup chime

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jan 3, 2022

Sound has a "powerful ability to prime your brain for what's coming,” said Dallas Taylor, host of a podcast about sound.

Brief sounds like Netflix’s startup chime can be powerful branding tools, said podcast host and sound designer Dallas Taylor. The design of that sound involved a ring finger hitting a cabinet and a reversed guitar track.

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Music from the episode

Strange Boy - Bonus Track The Shacks

Rififi Rococo Chris Joss

Everyday Is a New Start Sun Glitters

Folds dryhope

Inside Out Spoon

Goodbye, Goodbye Tegan and Sara

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

Andie Corban Associate Producer

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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