Month: September 2023

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Slate Books - Mom & Dad: The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles w/ Jake Gyllenhaal, Greta Caruso, and Dan Santat

On this episode: Zak interviews Jake Gyllenhaal, Greta Caruso, and Dan Santat about their new book, The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles. They dive into what makes that particular relationship so special, why it’s overlooked in children’s literature, and even what goes into crafting a kids book. 


We also go over our week in triumphs and fails. Then, if you’re sticking around for Slate Plus, we share some Instagram accounts that are actually making our lives better.


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Crypto Trading Volume Hits 4-Year Low and New Host Announcement

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and former head of research at CoinDesk, will start next week as the new host of "Markets Daily."

Plus, a new advocacy group for tokenization including founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aims to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s Stories:

First Mover Americas: Crypto Trading Volume Hits 4-Year Low 

Crypto Spot Market August Trading Volume Hits 4.5-Year Low as Volatility Fails to Spur Activity

Depressed Crypto Markets, Regulatory Risks Fail to Dissuade Asset Managers From Investing

Tokenization Advocacy Group Wants to Bring the 'Next Trillion' of Assets to Blockchain

Blanket Crypto Bans Won’t Work, Joint IMF, FSB Paper Warns

Blockchain, AI Set to Transform Financial Markets: Moody's

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Focus on Africa - Nigeria: Are election petitions relevant?

Nigeria's Appeal Court has rejected challenges to Bola Tinubu's narrow victory in February's presidential election. As election petitions become more common in Africa we ask how fair are election challenges.

Between July and October 2022, about 70 children in the west African nation of The Gambia died because of suspected kidney ailments allegedly caused by consumption of cough syrup made in India. A year on since the first deaths in the Gambia, we hear from the families about their shared grief and their struggle for justice.

And meet young climate change activists on the frontline pushing for more action beyond pledges following the Africa Climate Summit that took place in Nairobi.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Ghost Weddings, Bob Berdella, Maldives and A Proxy War

A listener asks the gang for more information about Ghost Weddings. GP Scoothe writes in to tell the tale of Bob Berdella. A story about a burgeoning proxy war in the Maldives, one of the first countries that may lose itself to the rising ocean. And a few letters from home. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Switching From Diesel to Electric Vehicle Could Save Lives in Chicago

Chicago is one of the nation’s freight hubs and the 17th most ozone-polluted city in the country, which the American Lung Association says can lead to heart and lung conditions and, in some cases, even death. Reset hears from two experts — Brian Urbaszewski from the Respiratory Health Association and Northwestern postdoctoral scholar Sara Camilleri — on a new study showing how Black and brown Chicagoans have borne the brunt of the city’s pollution.
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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘The Men Can’t Be Saved’ analyzes masculinity in the world of advertising

Ben Purkert's novel, The Men Can't Be Saved, follows a junior copywriter with a viral tagline for adult diapers. Is it a modern take on Mad Men? Or its very antithesis? Purkert tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how his own days in the advertising industry – at the same time the TV drama starring Jon Hamm had just premiered – shaped his understanding of ego, drive and manhood in the workplace....and how maybe making partner at a firm is more about finding connection than a fancy title, though his protagonist would never admit it out loud.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - A messy oil change: Nigeria’s fraught reforms

Axing generous fuel subsidies was just one necessary reform promised by Bola Tinubu. A hundred days into the president’s term, we examine his ideas for change—finding they do not seem to be backed by real plans. Our correspondent says India’s decrepit cities would fare better if permitted to govern themselves more (09:58). And the kinder, gentler trend in video games (17:13)

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