http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509a.mp3 Are Markets the Best Economic Indicators? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/markets/ true 7870 segment Yesterday, Goldman Sachs made headlines with their record quarterly earnings, taking in $3.44 billion in just four months. That may be a sign of a strenthening economy. And yet unemployment has continued rising: nationally 9.5 percent, the highest rate in 26 years. Which of those two numbers tells u http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509b.mp3 Judge Sotomayor Speaks: A Recap of Day Two http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/judge-sotomayor-speaks-day-two-senate-hearings/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/sotomayor-day2-2009-july-14-mark-wilson-getty-images.jpg true 7600 segment Yesterday U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor faced a full day of questioning from senators. The Hispanic nominee was grilled on her past decisions, her judicial philosophy, and her now infamous "wise Latina" statement. The Takeaway's Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich was there for http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/sotomayor-day2-2009-july-14-mark-wilson-getty-images_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/sotomayor-day2-2009-july-14-mark-wilson-getty-images_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509c.mp3 Twitter: The New (and Much Faster) Word of Mouth http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/twitter-new-and-much-faster-word-mouth/ true 9897 segment "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opened at 12:01 a.m. today. And the critics are already weighing in—on Twitter. The 140-character reviews are quickly changing the way "word of mouth" works. The Twitterati can tweet their response to a film while sitting in the theater. This is having http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509d.mp3 How's the Economy? Business Owners Talk Shop http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/really-hows-economy-two-business-ownder-talk-shop/ true 8783 segment Reports are trickling out that say the economy is on a slow upswing. But is it really? The Takeaway talks to two small business owners. Jack Bernstein, who owns a corporate catering business and retail sandwich shop owner in Miami, says that business is down. Ed Snively, a real estate broker in El C http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509e.mp3 Afghanistan and Iraq: Now, Sharing the Danger of IEDs http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/afghanistan-and-iraq-sad-similarity/ true 5432 segment For soldiers in Afghanistan, the landscape is starting to look a lot like Iraq. There has been a marked increase in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the last few weeks. At least 46 U.S. soldiers have been killed by the bombs so far this year. The military has said the IEDs in Afghan http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509f.mp3 The Obama Administration and the Legacy of the NAACP http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/obama-administration-and-legacy-naacp/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/van-jones-2009-july-15-flickr-centeramerprogress.jpg true 8261 segment This week the NAACP is convening for its centennial celebration in New York City and The Takeaway is talking to leaders from around the country about the future of this 100-year old institution. Van Jones, Special Advisor to the White House Council on Environmental Quality and author of The Green Co http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/van-jones-2009-july-15-flickr-centeramerprogress_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/van-jones-2009-july-15-flickr-centeramerprogress_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509g.mp3 A Sotomayor Critic Weighs In http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/hearing-voices-sotomayor-critic-weighs/ true 7157 segment It's the third day of Senate confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. The Takeaway's Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich joins us with the latest. We are also joined by David Kopel, who will be testifying against the Supreme Court nomi http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509h.mp3 History in a Pita http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/history-pita/ http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/kronos-gyro-poster.jpg true 7205 segment Ah, gyros. The giant cones of rotating meat (pronounced YEE-ros, which is Greek for "spin") have been a staple at Greek restaurants and take-out stands. But where do they come from? The meat's uniform shape and source has been a mystery— until now. Intrepid New York Times reporter David Segal http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/kronos-gyro-poster_26_square.jpg http://media.wnyc.org/media/photologue/photos/tt/cache/kronos-gyro-poster_26_square.jpg http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509i.mp3 Horror Story: A Bizarre Murder Stuns Pensacola http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/more-details-and-more-suspects-emerge-bizarre-florida-murder/ true 8012 segment It's a murder mystery seemingly ripped from the pages of a crime novel. Who killed Byrd and Melanie Billings, the parents of 17 children—most of them adopted, many with special needs—and why? The suspects who broke into the Billings home in Pensacola, Florida, were dressed as ninjas; the http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509j.mp3 Team Lance: No United Front on Tour de France http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/team-lance-no-united-front-tour-de-france/ true 9563 segment As the Tour de France enters its second week, there is a rift brewing between Astana teammates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador. Which man will cross the finish line first? Joining The Takeaway to talk about the dynamics of the race is The Takeaway’s sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. Don't http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509k.mp3 Benjamin Jealous and the Next Generation at the NAACP http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/ben-jealous-and-new-generation-naacp/ true 5869 segment This week the NAACP kicked off a six-day convention celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Even with Barack Obama as our first African American president, the NAACP sees its work as far from finished. Last year, Benjamin Jealous, then 35, became the organization’s youngest president, with a pla http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509l.mp3 Mexico's Simmering Civil War http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/mexicos-own-tet-offensive/ true 7936 segment The violence in Mexico has taken a serious uptick. In the last four days, six federal agents have been killed along with a mayor of a small town in Northern Mexico. A series of eight coordinated attacks in Western Mexico has left many more dead and wounded. The violence has increased in response to http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway071509m.mp3 Don't Panic: Planes Are Still Safer Than Cars http://www.thetakeaway.org/2009/jul/15/planes-still-safer-driving/ true 8530 segment A fatal plane crash in Northwest Iran has left 168 people dead. The Caspian Air flight was headed from Tehran to the Armenian capital of Yerevan; it crashed 16 minutes after departure. Caspian, a 16-year-old commercial airline, operates within Iran and to Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emir