Month: August 2019

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The Gist - Trade War Rumblings? We’re Already In One.

On The Gist, if you want gun control, you clearly have to just vote Democrat.

In the interview, the tit-for-tat trade war with China is unceasing. Slate’s Jordan Weissmann tells Mike about the latest developments in the fight between presidents Trump and Xi Jinping, whether or not China is really manipulating its currency, and the potential paths ahead. 

In the Spiel, Americans are getting angry over all the wrong things. It’s infuriating!

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Money Girl - 602 – 6 Steps to Budget with Variable, Irregular, or Unpredictable Income

No matter why you can't count on a regular paycheck, it's possible to create a money system that works. Money Girl has 6 strategies to keep you on track.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Fiscal Picture Looking Brighter. Barely.

Ratings agencies-which determine how fiscally stable a government entity is, which ultimately determines how much it will cost that government to borrow money-have taken a dim view of Illinois’ finances over the last several years. But this week, the state was offered a glimmer of hope. Erik Kim, Senior Director at Fitch Ratings in NYC, believes that the governor and the legislature are taking the right steps to eventually get the state out of it’s financial mess.

Plus State Senator Tom Cullerton is under investigation for his alleged involvement in a no-show job for the teamsters. WBEZ state politics reporter Tony Arnold fills us in.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #258 – “Worst Songs Tournament 2”

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys (Rivers, Sam, and Carter) are all on their own this week and they've locked themselves inside Disgraceland to once again create a bracket that determines the worst song of all time! Last time we did this was October of 2016. Now it's three years later, let's see what them boys AND YOU came up with! Here are the all contenders: Def Leppard - “Pour Some Sugar on Me”Metallica & Ja Rule - “We Did It Again”L.F.O. - “Summer Girls”Fall Out Boy - “Grand Theft Autumn”Avril Lavigne - “Complicated”Creed - “With Arms Wide Open”Dave Matthews Band - “Trippin’ Billies”Joe Piscopo - “Kimberly”Train - “Calling All Angels"Lisa Gail Allred - “3 Second Rule”Eiffel 65 - Blue “(Da Ba Dee)”Journey - “Don’t Stop Believin’”311 - “Amber”Eminem - “Ass Like That” Aqua - “Barbie Girl” Mindless Self Indulgence - “Shut Me Up” Did we miss something? Tweet at us @TheGoodsPod! Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @CarterGlascock 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 Best One Yet - Why stocks just plummeted, Tyson’s (real) meat collussion, and Compass is our “Unicorn of the Day”

Worst. Day. Of. The. Year. The trade war just opened up a fresh new front: the currency battles. Meat giant Tyson shares surged, but then it announced it’s being investigated for collusion on your chicken prices. And Compass has almost doubled its valuation in less than a year to $6.4B — its dream is to bring tech to real estate.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - PLA a part? Hong Kong’s growing unrest

China’s central government held another press conference to address increasingly chaotic unrest in Hong Kong. A close listen reveals language that may be presaging a military intervention. There’s much to be said for employee share ownership—but a push from left-leaning politicians to mandate its availability is creating controversy. And, the dirty secret behind the exorbitant costs of music-gig tickets.


Additional audio courtesy of cgeffex from Freesound.org.