Grover Reads the News Podcast

About Grover Reads the News Podcast

Grover Reads the News provides a US and International news summary once a week, delivered with care and connection. We don't have to face the news alone. We can do it together. groverreadsthenews.substack.com (https://groverreadsthenews.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Grover Wehman-Brown

Category

news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Nov 2024

Latest episode

19 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Nov 2025

   Final Episode

   Hi there. Today is Wednesday, November 19th and this is my final update with Grover Reads the News for now. I hope you’ll have a listen or a read through as I sign off this past year of updates with all of you. I’ve Been Quiet Because I’ve Been Making the Stay or Go Workbook I co-authored a workbook with my wife, Nova Wehman-Brown, to help others decide if leaving the US is right for them and create an exit plan just in case you need it. It’s called Should I Stay or Should I Go? A step-by-step workbook to help you decide if leaving the US is right for you (http://www.stayorgoworkbook.com). It has 61 colorful worksheet pages guiding the reader to name their priorities and longings, assess where they might live and how they might do it, determine their thresholds for leaving given changing conditions, and determine what needs to be resourced to root down and stay where you are now. It’s available now at the StayorGoWorkbook.com (http://stayorgoworkbook.com) or anywhere you read e-books. Stay connected: Subscribe to You’ve Got Mail Thank you to EACH AND EVERY ONE of you who subscribed and shared Grover Reads the News and especially to the paid supporters who invested to offset the costs of making this podcast. I’m not done with the type of responsive and community-invested communications work I seem to keep making, I just need to shift out of regular production to allow for longer, slower work to emerge. Speaking of: I hope you’ll subscribe as a free subscriber to You’ve Got Mail (only Butch and Platonic) here on Substack (https://groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/). If you’re weary of paid subscriptions but would like to leave a tip in the tip jar, so to say, you can do that here via a platform called “buy me a coffee (http://buymeacoffee.com/GroverWehmanBrown).” News sources used in this update and links to other news summaries I recommend are in the footnotes of Grover Reads the News Substack Thank you for being with me through this very, very intense year. Knowing you were out there and you also cared about our shared future helped me get through my days. I’m rooting for you. Until next time. Be well. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit groverreadsthenews.substack.com (https://groverreadsthenews.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   9 Sept 2025

   Sept. 9th 2025

   Hi there. It’s been a while. It turns out rebuilding all the routines of daily life with children in a new country (https://groverwehmanbrown.substack.com/p/easeful-chaos-back-to-school-in-a) takes up ALL my available resources for the first few months. But, I’m here now. And I’ve got a news update for you. Would you like to hear it? If so, have a listen. If not, I’ll offer again soon. TOPICS: US NEWS: Mass Immigrant Detention Facilities; US Federal Troops in US Cities International news: Gaza Nature News: cross-species listening Thanks for being with me to face the news today. If you’re new here, welcome. I also write essays and reflections over at You’ve Got Mail (Only Butch and Platonic) (http://groverwehmanbrown.substack.com). If you’d like to read a recent interview I did with the newsletter, Reasons Not to Quit click here (https://rntq.substack.com/p/no-one-ever-died-of-awkward). Nervous about the rise of fascism in the US and around the world and want to better understand it with a kind expert to guide you? Listen to or read about Ejeris Dixon’s fascism barometer. (https://www.fascismbarometer.org/) Take care out there, yall. xo grover Sources used to create this update: Immigration & Mass Deportation https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/alligator-alcatraz-shut-down-closing-florida-lawsuit-rcna227949 (https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/alligator-alcatraz-shut-down-closing-florida-lawsuit-rcna227949) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl5ry3rgzro (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl5ry3rgzro) https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/22/florida-ice-indiana-louisiana-prison-immigration-detention (https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/22/florida-ice-indiana-louisiana-prison-immigration-detention) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-were-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-after-threatening-city-on-social-media (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-says-were-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-after-threatening-city-on-social-media) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/trump-ice-immigration-chicago-national-guard (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/trump-ice-immigration-chicago-national-guard) https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d (https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d) DC: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/washington-dc-turns-out-to-protest-trumps-occupation/ (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/washington-dc-turns-out-to-protest-trumps-occupation/) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/thousands-protest-free-dc-fourth-week-federal-control-washington-rcna229566 (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/thousands-protest-free-dc-fourth-week-federal-control-washington-rcna229566) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/washington-dc-mayor-trump-national-guard (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/washington-dc-mayor-trump-national-guard) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/thousands-protest-free-dc-fourth-week-federal-control-washington-rcna229566 (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/thousands-protest-free-dc-fourth-week-federal-control-washington-rcna229566) https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/night-patrol-washington-dc-occupation/ (https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/night-patrol-washington-dc-occupation/) Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak https://apnews.com/article/trump-duffy-union-station-amtrak-management-8c1f5d00ab7591f3f021cf4a9ee8d8e2 (https://apnews.com/article/trump-duffy-union-station-amtrak-management-8c1f5d00ab7591f3f021cf4a9ee8d8e2) https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d (https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d) https://time.com/7315444/trump-immigration-crackdown-ice-sanctuary-cities/ (https://time.com/7315444/trump-immigration-crackdown-ice-sanctuary-cities/) https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/police-washington-dc-trump-take-over Gaza https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg47kvld8go (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg47kvld8go) https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-gaza-damage-assessment/ (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-gaza-damage-assessment/) https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-starvation-analysis-1.7623862 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-starvation-analysis-1.7623862) https://www.npr.org/2025/09/04/g-s1-86841/gaza-aid-famine-hunger-israel (https://www.npr.org/2025/09/04/g-s1-86841/gaza-aid-famine-hunger-israel) Nature News: Cross-species listening https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/24/science/moths-listen-understand-plant-noises (https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/24/science/moths-listen-understand-plant-noises) Other things: If you want to read a bit about my experience living in another country, you can read some of my recent updates about it at groverwehmanbrown.substack.com (http://groverwehmanbrown.substack.com). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit groverreadsthenews.substack.com/subscribe (https://groverreadsthenews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   30 Jul 2025

   July 30, 2025. Would you like to face the news together?

   Hi there. Would you like to hear a news update? If so, have a listen. If not, I’ll offer again soon. Topics in this episode: US News: Federal funding package (☠️) Transnational News: US, Venezuela, El Salvador; Deportation, torture. Gaza, Israel: Starvation Nature News: Ecosystem resilience Want to support Grover Reads the News? Become a paid subscriber, or sign up for free to get updates in your inbox. SOURCES USED TO CREATE THIS SUMMARY US Funding Bill Will Increase Poverty and Inequality https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvjlj3n1vmo (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvjlj3n1vmo) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-trump-big-beautiful-bill-senate-version/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-trump-big-beautiful-bill-senate-version/) Work requirements don't work → https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5466338/georgia-work-requirements-medicaid-pathways (https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5466338/georgia-work-requirements-medicaid-pathways) https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g-s1-59261/medicaid-cuts-long-term-care-caregivers (https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/g-s1-59261/medicaid-cuts-long-term-care-caregivers) Deportation and torture: https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-8607894cc7bab9c17bce30fdf541f0bc (https://apnews.com/article/florida-immigration-alligator-alcatraz-8607894cc7bab9c17bce30fdf541f0bc) https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyrnrnxy7yo (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyrnrnxy7yo) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alligator-alcatraz-florida-detainees-conditions-fungus-mosquitoes-rcna220205 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alligator-alcatraz-florida-detainees-conditions-fungus-mosquitoes-rcna220205) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-el-salvador-prison-swap-b2791843.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-el-salvador-prison-swap-b2791843.html) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-returned-abuse-rcna220924 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-returned-abuse-rcna220924) Rolling Stone: Inside the Grassroots Fight Against Trump's Deportation Machine (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/union-del-barrio-luce-grassroots-ice-resistance-1235382748/) Mass forced starvation in Gaza https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-gaza-more-1000-starving-people-reported-killed (https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-gaza-more-1000-starving-people-reported-killed) https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/22/food-aid-gaza-deaths-visual-story-ghf-israel (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/22/food-aid-gaza-deaths-visual-story-ghf-israel?utm_term=687f9985ef7847b1e640ddaf12ba2b24&utm_campaign=USMorningBriefing&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=usbriefing_email) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/malta-recognise-palestinian-state-september-2025-07-29/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/malta-recognise-palestinian-state-september-2025-07-29/) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/27/israel-announces-daily-military-pauses-as-fury-mounts-over-starvation-in-gaza (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/27/israel-announces-daily-military-pauses-as-fury-mounts-over-starvation-in-gaza) https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/israeli-rights-groups-break-taboo-with-accusations-genocide-2025-07-30/ (https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/israeli-rights-groups-break-taboo-with-accusations-genocide-2025-07-30/) https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-warns-israel-it-could-recognise-palestinian-state-gaza-starvation-2025-07-29/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-warns-israel-it-could-recognise-palestinian-state-gaza-starvation-2025-07-29/) https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/nx-s1-5477365/israel-gaza-aid-casualties (https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/nx-s1-5477365/israel-gaza-aid-casualties) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-pause-fighting-humanitarian-aid-gaza/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-pause-fighting-humanitarian-aid-gaza/) https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/25/world/video/israel-iran-war-protests-starvation-crisis-vrtc (https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/25/world/video/israel-iran-war-protests-starvation-crisis-vrtc) https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-gaza-hunger-protest/ (https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-gaza-hunger-protest/) Nature News: Songbirds in Australia are about to eat https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-mass-blossoming-is-occurring-in-wake-of-floods-to-feed-honeyeater-birds-in-australia-where-just-300-remain/ (https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-mass-blossoming-is-occurring-in-wake-of-floods-to-feed-honeyeater-birds-in-australia-where-just-300-remain/) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-28/gum-trees-set-for-booming-blossom-after-rain-and-floods/105437310 Other things: If you want to read a bit about my experience living in another country, you can read some of my recent updates about it at groverwehmanbrown.substack.com (http://groverwehmanbrown.substack.com). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit groverreadsthenews.substack.com/subscribe (https://groverreadsthenews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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