Gradient's ICYMI artwork

012: Prince, the New $20, Snapchat’s Snafu and Obamacare’s Body Blow

Gradient's ICYMI

English - April 22, 2016 15:28 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
News Society & Culture business culture entertainment gradient icymi politics pop science sex sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 011: Space travel’s bright future, Harvard’s ugly controversy and Buzzfeed’s rough patch
Next Episode: 013: Johnny Manziel, Tamir Rice, India’s Smartphone Solution and ‘Lemonade’

This week, Shapchat made a very stupid attempt to celebrate 4/20, United Health dealt the Affordable Healthcare Act a serious blow, and America’s $20 bill got a significant upgrade. Also, we said goodbye to Prince, one of the most perfect pop stars of all time.


 


Hosted by:


Michael Romero ... @mromero


Josh Babyar ... @joshbabyar


Alyssa McNally ... @alyssaamcnally


Chad Michael Snavely ... @chad_michael


Tyler Huckabee ... @tylerhuckabee


Bradford William Davis ... @_BWD_


 


Connect with Gradient:


Web ... Gradient.is


Twitter ... @gradientdotis


Facebook ... /gradientdotis


 


Show Notes:

Story Five: Jackson gets booted to the back of the $20. (http://grdnt.is/20YiZZT)

Story Four: Amazon Prime gets serious about competing with Netflix: (http://grdnt.is/1rbjCDA)

Story Three: What’s the best channel on television right now? (http://grdnt.is/1STVOd8)

Story Two: Snapchat tries and fails to honor Bob Marley’s legacy. (http://grdnt.is/1r0Em0y)

Story One: United Health is pulling out of Obamacare. (http://grdnt.is/1ppgmT6)

Epilogue: Rest in peace, Prince (1958-2016) (http://grdnt.is/1rpUpp2)

Twitter Mentions