Month: August 2018

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Augur’s Unpredictable Drop

State Street is looking to adopt blockchain technology for securities lending – that's if internally they can all get on the same page.

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The SEC’s Bitcoin ETF decision has been postponed until September.

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CoinDesk’s David Floyd joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss the precipitous drop in users on Augur. The much-anticipated decentralized predictions market is seeing as little as 24 users per day following an impressive launch. Where is everybody?

Recorded August 8, 2018 in New York, NY.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is the Key of Solomon?

Imagine that you could possess a genuine, real-life spellbook -- something that could enable you to summon and command otherworldly powers, to accrue riches and shed light on the dark mysteries of the heavens. People who believe such a thing is possible often point to the legendary Key of Solomon as proof that genuine grimoires exist. But what is this book, exactly? Tune in as the guys attempt to separate the fact from fiction surrounding the Key of Solomon.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles – How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government

BONUS PODCAST: For the rest of August, in addition to More or Less, you?ll get four bonus editions of Economics with Subtitles. It?s a brand new podcast that will bring you an everyday guide to economics and why you should care. In this edition, Ayeisha and Steve look at how we quantify economic success. Should dodgy drug deals be included? What is Steve?s contribution to GDP? And should we ban people who pinch too many of your crisps?

Producers: Simon Maybin & Phoebe Keane Presenters: Ayeisha Thomas-Smith & Steve Bugeja

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The NewsWorthy - Ohio Election, Tesla’s Surprise & Batwoman – Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

All the news to know for Wednesday, August 8th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about Ohio's special election outcome, Tesla's "bombshell" announcement, facial recognition tech and Batwoman.

Those stories and many 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 and find today's date.

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Philosophers In Space - OG17: Dune Part Two, Kwisatz Haderach and Self-Perfection

The time for exposition is over! The one who can be in many places at once has finally arrived, metaphorically. Learn all about Aaron's crackpot theory for how to be the Kwisatz Haderach that you want to see in the world.

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the memory palace - Summer Re-run: Episode 68 (White Heat, White Light)

Music

* Under the credits is Harlaamstrat 74 off of John Dankworth’s Modesty Blaise score. * The opening loop is from Mr. Knight from Coltrane Plays the Blues, which you should own. * The violin piece is Occam II for Violin, a piece by Silvia Tarozzi, played by Pauline Oliveros. * Next up is Mikuro’s Blues from the mighty David S. Ware’ mighty Go See the World. * The amazing orchestral pieces is Triumph by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino from Fill the Heart- Shaped Cup * Finally, there’s 13 Ghosts II by Nine Inch Nails from Ghosts I-IV

White Heat, White Lights

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The Gist - The Egyptian Seesaw

On The Gist, Trump’s lies and steel mills.

The Arab Spring caused a major shift in Egypt in 2011, and the politics only got murkier during the military coup in 2013. But are autocrats really the best allies for the United States, or just for our current president? David Kirkpatrick explores what happened to Egypt during the Arab Spring and the military coup in his new book, Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East. 

In the Spiel, who Trump calls stupid.

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