The Allusionist - Tranquillusionist: Your Soothing Words

We interrupt the Allusionist break to bring an emergency calming episode. I asked you listeners which words you find soothing. Here they are. Put this episode on a loop to help you sleep; play it to quell your inner monologue; use it as an unreasonably long text tone; whatever you want.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - We Still Have to Talk About Elizabeth Warren

When Senator Elizabeth Warren announced the end of her presidential campaign, she was asked about the role of sexism in the race. Warren didn’t venture an answer, promising she’d have more to say later. In the meantime, we have some thoughts. 

Guest: Rebecca Traister, writer for New York Magazine and author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin Is the Only Truly Free Market, Feat. Dan Tapiero

President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced a significant slate of upcoming stimulus measures, including deferred taxes and direct payments to Americans (although those details remain to be seen). 

On this episode of The Breakdown, 10T holdings CEO Dan Tapiero joins to discuss:

  • How this forthcoming stimulus might impact the bitcoin narrative
  • Why some traditional safe havens like bonds might not fair well in the coming markets while others like gold are poised to thrive 
  • Why markets could be positioning for a major bounce back
  • Why the Fed has more tools in its toolkit than popular media and opinion are suggesting 
  • Why the dollar’s global strength is a major concern 
  • Why bitcoin is the only truly free market in the world


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CBS News Roundup - WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP: 03/17

As more businesses shut down, millions are left without paychecks. The Dow has its worst point drop ever. Congress pushes for stimulus. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Same old song, and Gantz: fresh coalition talks in Israel

He has four weeks to form a government, but Binyamin Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz is likely to find that the battle lines from three inconclusive elections haven’t moved. As Western factories shift gears to help in the coronavirus response, we ask what they could learn from China’s distillers. And a look back on the economic upheavals wrought by past pandemics. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

The Best One Yet - 🦠 “Google would like your health data now, please” — Lulu, Nike, and Under Armour’s leadership. The Fed’s last bazooka. Google’s COVID-19 moment.

To rescue financial markets from pandemic ruin, The Fed took drastic measures Sunday — but it’s already used up its major tools. To help people figure out testing for COVID-19, Google’s deployed “Project Baseline”, which is like Healthcare.gov but for disease screening. And private businesses are making “flattening the curve” possible with pro-social distancing policies. 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.