Israel, Hamas Ceasefire; Biden's Farewell Address
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Then, President Biden gave his farewell address from the Oval Office Wednesday, defending his record and warning Americans against "extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy."
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| 0:00.0 | What's in store for the music, TV, and film industries for 2025? |
| 0:05.0 | We don't know, but we're making some fun, bold predictions for the new year. |
| 0:09.0 | Listen now to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR. |
| 0:13.0 | Aloha, this is David in Honolulu. |
| 0:17.0 | Today is my last day as president of the University of Hawaii after a 47-year career here, ending with 11 years as president. |
| 0:25.0 | This podcast was recorded at 105 p.m. on Thursday, January 16th. |
| 0:31.1 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but I'll be enjoying my new life as a retiree. |
| 0:36.3 | I'm probably at the beach. |
| 0:38.4 | Okay, here's the show. |
| 0:43.4 | Wow, congratulations. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm sort of envious that he both worked in Hawaii |
| 0:47.6 | and now gets to retire and enjoy Hawaii even further as a retiree. |
| 0:52.6 | That's a great job. |
| 0:53.8 | I want to be president of the University of Hawaii. |
| 0:56.2 | I don't think we're qualified, unfortunately. |
| 0:58.8 | Well, that's a totally different subject. |
| 1:01.8 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 1:04.8 | I'm Tamara Keith. I cover the White House. |
| 1:06.8 | I'm Ms. McCallad. I also cover the White House. |
| 1:09.1 | And I'm Greg Myrie. I cover national security. |
| 1:12.4 | Today on the pod, with just days left in the Biden administration, there's finally a ceasefire and hostage release deal to stop the fighting in Gaza. |
| 1:21.5 | Between Israel and Hamas, Greg, you are in Israel now. So what is in this deal? |
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