Month: August 2016

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The Phil Ferguson Show - 183 Dirty Atheist Money & Evil Brokers

Interview with Matt Wilbourn. He tried to give $100 to a childrens home. They said that they cannot accept dirty atheist money. So, he offered $250 and then started a go fund me that raised almost $30,000! Most of the money will now go to Camp Quest!

Investing Skeptically: "Mary" will tell us about here experience with an awful Broker / Dealer. She lost 2% while the market went up 14%. We will go over what happened. The also got hit with over $5,000 in fees when the asked to close their account!
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Opening Arguments - OA9: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 1

In Episodes 7 and 8, we discussed a recent decision by a federal court in Missouri dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging certain Missouri laws that arguably restrict abortion rights.  In this episode, we take a step back and look at the right to abortion itself and the sometimes-controversial Supreme Court decision … Continue reading OA9: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 1 →

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African Tech Roundup - Amrote Abdella on Microsoft’s efforts to remain relevant in the face of disruption

Amrote Abdella is the Director for Venture Capital & Start-ups and Africa Initiatives (Microsoft 4Afrika) at Microsoft. In this chat with Andile Masuku, Amrote shares what it’s like to be embedded in one of the world’s largest tech companies, and being deployed in arguably the world’s fastest growing tech market(s). Listen in to hear Amrote’s take on how Microsoft is responding to next generation tech biggies like Google and Uber’s disruptive ambitions and what Microsoft might consider their next big play.
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African Tech Roundup - Stephen Ozoigbo talks leaving investment banking to promote African innovation

Stephen Ozoigbo is the CEO of the African Technology Foundation and the Managing Partner of the US State Department-backed Lions @frica initiative. In this conversation with Andile Masuku, Stephen talks about his journey from investment banking to being one of Africa's foremost tech and innovation evangelists. Stephen's high-profile community-building efforts within the continent's burgeoning tech ecosystem allows him to eloquently address the challenge of keeping up with global innovation faced by African startups, VC's, angel investors, legacy enterprise players, as well as government agencies.
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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #105 – “The Titanic” with Robin Higgins

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys welcome their special guest, comedian and Higgs-Weldon co-creator Robin Higgins, to talk about what went down on April 14, 1912; namely that great ship RMS Titanic! We talk about the worst ways to die on the boat, the hilarious names of the people who were on board during the sinking (ARCHIBALD BUTT!), who wasn't on board during the sinking (JACK JOHNSON!), and of course the 1997 James Cameron magnum-opus movie, Titanic. This is one of the best episodes we've ever done. Follow Robin on Twitter @RobinHiggins and get her book "We Don't Think You're Racist" from The Devastator.  Song of the week this week: "L.A. River" by E.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod