Month: April 2018

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PHPUgly - 101: Class is in $_SESSION

Recorded April 5, 2018

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Money Girl - 539 – 9 Negative Items That Stay on Your Credit Reports

Positive information about your finances stays on your credit history for a long time--but the bad news is that negative information stays there too! Laura covers nine negative items that can appear in your credit history and for how long. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/credit/9-negative-items-that-stay-on-your-credit-reports Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW MONEY GIRL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

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The Gist - It’s Regulation Time

On The Gist, beware the rise of the despot’s son-in-law.

In the interview, media scrutinizer Brooke Gladstone wrote a graphic novel about the “Influencing Machines” that we often blame modernity’s problems on. Facebook is the latest of these, but this time, it’s less scapegoat and more actual problem to be reckoned with. Brooke’s book, illustrated by Josh Neufeld, is The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media.

In the Spiel—attorney-client privilege, dead? No it taint!     

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #189 – “Pyramid Schemes” with Ed Greer and Klee Wiggins

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys welcome back to the show the absolutely hilarious comedians Ed Greer and Klee Wiggins! What starts off as a simple conversation about how Ed and Rivers have both recently begun drinking coffee quickly turns into one of the funniest, most rollicking discussions we've ever had on the show. We talk about the hilariously awful pyramid schemes that plague middle America as well as their Hollywood counterpart: Scientology! This is such a fun episode and we'd love it if you gave it a listen. Follow Ed on Twitter @EdGreerDestroys. Follow Klee on Twitter @KleeThePimp. 

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The NewsWorthy - FBI Raid, Equal Pay Ruling & (RED) iPhone – Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Tuesday, April 10th, 2018!

Today, Facebook's CEO is in the hot seat in D.C. and we'll talk about the FBI raiding the home and office of President Trump's personal lawyer. 

Plus: Equal Pay Day, Instagram 'Nametags' and Apple's (RED) iPhones for a cause.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM) with John McCormack

Celebrate your lucky mutations with an episode about natural selection, agonizing boat trips, redemption stories, olde timey inter-family marriages, how much money you can make playing videos games, finch beaks, whether or not cave men are kinda hot and how to live on a small island with your soulmate. Evolutionary biologist and the director of the Moore Lab of Zoology, John McCormack, chats about all things evolution and gives Alie a new appreciation for how genetic blips can be hidden strengths.

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Opening Arguments - OA163: Whatcha Gonna Do, Brother? OA vs. Sinclair Broadcasting, the CLOUD Act & the WWE

Today's episode runs wild with an in-depth look a the CLOUD Act slipped in to the latest omnibus spending bill. First, however, we break down the recent viral video from Deadspin showing dozens of Sinclair-owned TV stations reading pro-Trump talking points on the air.  How did this happen?  What leverage does Sinclair have over your local newscaster?  Listen and find out. During the main segment, the guys break down the CLOUD Act and what it means for international data privacy. After that, we answer a listener question about the WWE and independent contractors. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #70 about contracts.  Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None!  If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links
  1. Click here to watch the viral video from Deadspin; you can see excerpted bits from the Sinclair contract sent out via Twitter here and here.
  2. This is the text of the CLOUD Act, and you can click here to read the EFF's warnings about it.
  3. Finally, for guidance about independent contractors vs. employees, you can check out the Department of Labor's Fact Sheet 13 as well as the guidelines promulgated by the IRS.
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