Briahna interviews Marxist economist Richard Wolff about the debt ceiling negotiations that started this week and the progressive solutions to the debt crisis that are never put on the table, including taxing the rich, cutting the military budget, and minting the coin. The conversation eventually turns toward the subject preoccupying the left: the future of the left, Marianne 2024, and the leadership void left by Bernie Sanders. Is there hope for a "Draft X" movement? Who is Wolff's dream candidate?
Where does AI fit into journalism? Plus, a conversation with “Crypto Crooks” host David Z. Morris.
On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson take a well-rounded look at this week in crypto news with guest David Z. Morris.
[2:01] Inside the Desk: Danny dives into potential use cases for AI in the newsroom and Cam follows a workout routine written by ChatGPT.
[8:55] David Z. Morris joins to discuss the creation of “Crypto Crooks,” CoinDesk’s first true-crime podcast and teases details about the upcoming season.
[22:44] Danny’s Dungeon: Developers behind the Solana-based crypto exchange are pushing ahead, despite scrutiny from the SEC.
What’s “Carpe Consensus?” CoinDesk’s newest podcast is for crypto fans and fiends, DeFi degens and non-fungible enthusiasts, while welcoming the crypto curious. Each week, hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson thread together the biggest themes in crypto. Consensus speakers and guest experts join the hosts to pull back the curtain on all things crypto and Web3, providing listeners with a balanced look at the state of the industry. Tune in weekly on Thursdays on the CoinDesk Podcast Network.
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“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.
Dangerous ice and bitter cold grip much of the nation. Debt ceiling discussions. Oregon suspect linked to killings. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
After a tumultuous few years, the Chicago Reader moved to non-profit status in 2022. A six-month nationwide search for the right person to lead the new organization led to tapping a homegrown talent with experience at the Better Government Association and other Chicago-based organizations.
Reset checks in with the former publisher and the publisher-to-be who starts in mid-February.
The country remains riven by unrest since the “self-coup” and subsequent arrest of its president in December; only an early election might bring a return to calm. Our correspondent goes shopping to discover the spending habits of Generation Z and millennials. And examining the work of Tom Lehrer, a mathematician who was an unlikely midwife at the birth of modern satire.
On this episode, Kursat Pekgoz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his article, "The Ministry of Love: Ongoing Gender Partisanship in the Department of Education."
Kyle Tut started out his life wanting to be a car mechanic. His Mom affirmed his aspirations, but gave him the advice to make sure he owned the mechanic shop. He's taken interesting paths through the auto world, marketing, and eventually, into the tech world. Outside of tech, he is originally from North Dakota but now lives in Nebraska, and enjoys the practicality of the way people think in the Midwest.
Kyle knew that storing data on the blockchain was expensive. At the same time, it wasn't fast, nor was it stable. He and his co-founder set out to build an unbelievably fast content delivery network, easily accessible across the world.
In this episode, First Things‘s poetry editor Micah Mattix joins the podcast to talk about his article “The Integrity of Poetry” from the February issue. They discuss the state of poetry in America today.
You probably know the broad strokes of the Donner Party Saga: In 1846, a group of migrants traveling to California got stuck in a surprise October snow storm. After exhausting all their resources, they turn to cannibalism to survive. It's a grisly tale ... but the way it's often told is incomplete. We’ll delve into the details many leave behind, and explore what happened to the Donner Party survivors after they escaped the snowy Sierra. This notorious disaster struck deep at the heart of everything California held dear — and came to represent everything it wanted to forget. This story originally aired in 2020 in two parts. This version has been cut and condensed into one part.
This story was reported by Carly Severn. Featuring the voices of: Lina Blanco, Gabe Meline, Dan Brekke and Mike Hanlon. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard. Rob Speight mixed our original episodes. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Anna Vignet, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.
The story of the men on the roof didn't start with that prison takeover in 1991. It didn't start when they were detained in federal prisons. And it didn't start when the government made a secret list of their names in 1984. Instead, it started in the spring of 1980, with one of the largest refugee crises in American history: the Mariel Boatlift. Want to hear the next episode of White Lies a week before everyone else? Sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded.
