Month: December 2022

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - SCOTUS Debates Discrimination, Elections and Student Loan Debt

Can a website designer refuse to work with same-sex couples even though the state has an anti-discrimination law? How much power should state courts have when it comes to federal elections? The Supreme Court will soon be weighing in. Reset gets a rundown on these issues and more and what it could mean for us with Steven Schwinn, professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Why Is The TSA Experimenting With Facial Recognition?

Airline security can be notoriously challenging, especially around the holidays, but some airports are turning to facial recognition technologies to speed up the process. Reset learns more about the risks and benefits of this tech at the airport from Geoffrey Fowler, tech columnist for the Washington Post
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The Gist - From Disco Beaver To White Lotus

HBO grew from a small cable channel into the best-in-class leader of the golden age of television. Bloomberg’s Felix Gillette and John Koblin of the New York Times join to discuss their new book, It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, And Future of HBO. Plus, Jamaica declares a state of emergency to combat murder, despite having a murder rate actually lower than in American communities. And a giddy night on MSNBC.

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Consider This from NPR - Democrats And Republicans Have Lessons To Learn From Georgia Runoff

In Georgia, Democrat Raphael Warnock held on to his U.S. Senate seat, defeating Republican candidate Herschel Walker in a special runoff vote. Warnock's reelection is a big win for Democrats, as it gives them a slightly expanded majority in the Senate. It also further supports the idea that Georgia, a historically red state that Democrats managed to flip in 2020, really is becoming more purple.

We speak with Republican strategist Janelle King, and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about the lessons both parties can learn from the results of this contest, as they look ahead to 2024.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The White-Collar Recession

PepsiCo becomes the latest company to lay off executives as Wall Street braces for a rough 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On today’s episode, NLW provides an overview of the broader economy, including:

  • Wall Street’s predictions for a bad 2023
  • PepsiCo layoffs
  • OPEC+ oil decision
  • China backing off Zero-Covid policies 


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Cato Daily Podcast - From Federal Spending Spree to Congressional Lame Duck

Congress loves to avoid accountability. Our current and most recent former presidents have both presided over unprecedented spending. To make matters worse, the flashpoint of accountability elections provide is two years or more away. Jonathan Bydlak of the R Street Institute says this is the time when we should expect to see lawmakers at their least accountable as many (but not all) traditional opponents of profligate spending have shifted focus more immediate culture war fights.

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