The Pour Over Today - Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Episode Date: November 24, 2021

Details of the Christmas parade tragedy, Jerome Powell’s next four years, what Spotify is changing after a single tweet from Adele, and other top news for Wednesday, November 24th. Stay informed, while remaining focused on Christ, with The Pour Over. Today's podcast is brought to you by The Brand Sunday.It’s time to start practicing your act-excited-while-secretly-hoping-there's-a-return-receipt face! It's gift-giving season. You can avoid causing that face when you shop at The Brand Sunday.  They make only a few products, but they are excellent in both design and content. We’ve given our team copies of their Bible study (aptly named, The Bible Study) because of how well it helps users spend time in scripture.  The Brand Sunday is giving TPO listeners early access to their Black Friday sales: 20%-off everything with code TPO20.  Shop beautiful and valuable products without fear of missing a deal!

Details of the Christmas parade tragedy, Jerome Powell's next four years, what Spotify is changing after a single tweet from Adele, and other top news for Wednesday, November 24th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Here's the quote of the day. When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. G.K. Chesterton Let's get started with some espresso shots. gratitude. G.K. Chesterton. Let's get started with some espresso shots. An SUV plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Sunday, killing six and injuring close to 50 others. Police say that 39-year-old Daryl Brooks Jr. turned down the

parade route while fleeing a domestic disturbance. Brooks, who has a lengthy record, was recently released from custody for a separate incident in which he ran over a woman. At his initial court appearance yesterday, Brooks was charged with five counts of homicide. More charges are expected to follow as the sixth fatality, a child, was announced during the proceeding. As details emerge about Brooks, so do stories of people who helped in the moment. Army veteran Jen Zenizek jumping to administer CPR and first aid, local business owner Norman Bruce opening his shop to provide shelter, and other community members coming together to hold a vigil on Monday evening. The promise of heaven does not remove the pains of this world,

but it does give us hope, strength, and peace during life's most difficult seasons. Join us in praying for hope, strength, and peace for everyone who is impacted by this tragedy. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. Join us in praying for hope, strength, and peace for everyone who was impacted by this tragedy. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. Grief, crying, and pain will be no more because the previous things have passed away. Revelation 21.4 President Biden nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve. It's sort of like a don't rock the boat kind of decision,

because Powell already holds the position. Powell, a Republican, won broad bipartisan support for taking unprecedented measures to support the economy when the bottom fell out in March 2020. Broad support, but not universal support. Progressive Democrats think he's way too soft on big banks, and that he's neglected to consider how the Fed's policies impact climate change. Assuming that he's confirmed by the Senate, his second term will be all about reining in on inflation. This year's average Thanksgiving feast is the most expensive on record, up 14%

from last year. And that's just the dinner. Gas is up $1.28 per gallon since last Turkey Day, and surpassed COVID as the largest deterrent for traveling this Thanksgiving. and surpassed COVID as the largest deterrent for traveling this Thanksgiving. Inflation may be just one of the many reasons that you're anxious as you head into Thanksgiving, but your hope is not contingent on the economy, a political outcome, or anything else of this world. Be reminded of the strength of God and your security as his son or daughter. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. Edward Mote, 1863. Not all of us can get a company with 365 million users to change a major feature with just a single tweet.

But then again, we aren't Adele. The megastar requested via Twitter that Spotify remove the default shuffle option on her newly released album called 30 so that it could be experienced in the order that she intended. The company replied saying anything for you and Swiftly made the change. Speaking of Swiftly, T Swift broke the record for longest song to hit number one with her 10 minute re-release of All Too Well, a fan favorite from the album Red. The previous record had been set by Don McLean's eight-minute-long American Pie, which held the title for almost 50 years. The Grammys also announced their 2022 nominees, with John Batiste leading all artists with 11 nominations. Today's podcast is brought to you by The Brand Sunday. It's time to start practicing your act

excited while secretly hoping there's a return receipt face, because it's gift-giving season. You can avoid causing that face when you shop at The Brand Sunday. They only make a few products, but they are excellent in both design and content. We've given our team copies of their Bible study, which is aptly named The Bible Study, because of how well it helps users spend time in Scripture. The Brand Sunday is giving TPO readers and listeners early access to their Black Friday sales, which is 20% off everything with the code TPO20. You can shop beautiful and valuable products without fear of missing a deal

by clicking the link in our show notes. In other brews, we've got a rapid round of updates. Two of the 17 missionaries kidnapped on October 16th by the 400 Mawazo gang in Haiti were freed. The reason for the release is unclear, but the gang previously threatened to kill the abductees, which includes five children, unless they received $1 million in ransom per person. The U.S. is urging all Americans to evacuate Haiti. The jury in the racially charged trial of Ahmaud Arbery's death began deliberating

yesterday. The defendants have claimed that they suspected Arbery of robbery and were making a citizen's arrest, then shot him out of self-defense during an altercation. The prosecution says neither the citizen's arrest or the claim of self-defense are legal and that this was simply murder. An arbitrator ruled that Kevin Spacey must pay the producer of House of Cards $31 million for breaking his contract's sexual harassment policy. Spacey was immediately suspended from the show after being accused of sexual assault in 2017, and the show's new season was rewritten to remove his character entirely. It's a battle of Goliath versus Goliath. Amazon announced that it would stop accepting payments by Visa from UK customers

beginning next year and is considering switching its co-branded Prime credit card from Visa to MasterCard. Analysts say that the Visa ban is a negotiating tactic by Amazon to get lower fees. Early this morning, NASA launched the Double Asteroid Redirection Test Mission, or DART for short. Coming from rocket scientists, the idea is pretty simple. Hit an asteroid with a refrigerator-sized satellite going 15,000 miles per hour and see what happens. It's a $330 million mission to practice redirecting threatening space rocks. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. If you found this podcast helpful or informative, as always, we would really appreciate it if you would consider giving us a five-star rating on Apple's podcast app or consider sharing it with a friend. We hope you have a great rest of your day and we'll see you back here on Friday.