Month: October 2018

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Jail Time

  • U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has just announced $300 million in new funding


  • The developer that formalized the code underlying most initial coin offerings (ICOs) – ethereum's ERC-20 token standard – has proposed a new approach in a bid to make the funding schemes more safe for would-be investors


  • A 21-year-old bitcoin trader from California has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business and now faces a maximum of five years in prison.


  • Bitcoin's (BTC) downside break of the recent narrow trading range may have opened the doors for a drop to key support at $6,100, technical charts indicate.


  • Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Pantheon is a suite of ethereum-based services built by PegaSys, a 50-strong engineering team at the ethereum design studio ConsenSy


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Undiscovered - Party Lines

In 2016, a North Carolina legislator announced that his party would be redrawing the state’s congressional district map with a particular goal in mind: To elect “10 Republicans and three Democrats.” His reasoning for this? As he explained, he did “not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11 Republicans and two Democrats.”

It was a blatant admission of gerrymandering in a state already known for creatively-drawn districts. But that might be about to change. A North Carolina mathematician has come up with a way to quantify just how rigged a map is. And now he’s taking his math to court, in a case that could end up redrawing district lines across the country.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #218 – “Ghost Stories” with Vanessa Gritton & Rick Wood

In this *VERY SCARY* Halloween episode, The Goods from the Woods Boys hop in the Mystery Machine with their special guests, comedians Rick Wood and Vanessa Gritton, to explore the kooky and spooky world of ghost stories from everyone's home state. We face down ghost peacocks in Florida, suicidal beer magnates in Virginia, and even a 7-foot tall hugging lady ghost in Alabama. This episode has absolutely everything you need to get you in the mood for the most terrifying evening of the year. Happy Halloween, y'all!  Follow Vanessa on Twitter @NesGritton and listen to "The Brujaja Podcast" on the Unpops Network! Also, follow Rick Wood on all social media @RickW00d.   Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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The NewsWorthy - One Week to Election Day, Record-Breaking Spacecraft & Apple’s Event – Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

The news to know for Tuesday, October 30th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about why President Trump's visit to Pittsburgh is controversial, why 5,200 troops were sent to the U.S.-Mexico border and things to know one week before Election Day.

Plus: NASA broke some space records and Apple hosts a big event.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes.

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

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned today (or see below).

Today's episode is brought to you by Hello Fresh. Get a total of $60 off at www.HelloFresh.com/NewsWorthy60 and use promo code NEWSWORTHY60. 

 

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Opening Arguments - OA222: Entire WV Supreme Court Impeached?!

Today's episode tackles an issue you've all been writing about:  what exactly is going on in West Virginia, where the entire state supreme court has been impeached?  We break it down for you!

First, though, we start off with a roundup on voter suppression, including Georgia's "exact match" requirement being used to deny new registrations.

After that, it's time to go deep, deep down the rabbit hole in West Virginia.  It's... kind of amazing, actually.

Then, we move to a breaking story involving Andrew's first political crush.  Yes, before there was Liz Warren, we had "Atari Democrat" Gary Hart.  Find out what's in the news regarding Hart.

After all that, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #99 regarding the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule.  Remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

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The Gist - For Every Brand, a Backstory

On The Gist, surprise surprise, right-wing commentators aren’t apologizing for getting the mail bomber story totally wrong.

In the interview, brands don’t make it big by mistake. Behind the success of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte and Jell-O are stories worth hearing. Dan Bobkoff’s podcast for Business Insider, Household Name, explores the odd origins of TGI Fridays, the reason there’s a Mattress Firm on every corner, and how a Donald Trump ad may have saved Pizza Hut (it’s all about the stuffed crust).

In the Spiel, the Pittsburgh shooter was fueled by hate. But just as importantly, he was armed with an AR-15. It’s time to ban it.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Kaeli Swift

Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swift is here to tell us all about it. As an avid wildlife researcher and corvid specialist, she's observed death behaviors that will shock you to your bones and ruffle your hackles -- while somehow also making you cry about peanuts. Also: so much inspiration to keep being yourself and to work hard toward what you love. She is a hero.


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