Month: June 2020

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Playwright J. Nicole Brooks Puts Chicago History On Stage

J. Nicole Brooks has made a name for herself by writing plays about Chicago and its long history with racial injustice and segregation. Reset discusses how this current protest moment informs her craft, her play about Jane Byrne that got shut down because of the covid-19 pandemic, and more

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 87: “Apache” by the Shadows

Episode eighty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Apache”, by the Shadows, and at the three years in which they and Cliff Richard were on top of the music world. Patreon backers also have a fifteen-minute bonus episode, on “Handy Man” by Jimmy Jones.

My apologies for the lateness of this episode, which is due to my home Internet connection having been out for a week.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Oil 101… How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart

An oil and commodities expert breaks down how the shale revolution reshaped global energy power and why oil went below $0 earlier this year.

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.

Today on the Brief:

  • PayPal and Venmo reportedly adding crypto buying and selling
  • Trump executive order temporarily suspends H1-B visa program
  • Continued growth in bitcoin derivatives


Our main conversation:

Tracy Shuchart is an oil- and commodities-focused trader in the private equity space known for her wide-ranging insights on financial Twitter (FinTwit). 

In this conversation, she and NLW discuss:

  • Why the shale revolution of the last 10 years shifted the power balance in global energy among the United States, Russia and Saudi Arabia
  • How easy money in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis enabled the shale revolution as much as new technology
  • Why after the 2014-2016 oil crash it was inexperienced private equity firms that picked up where banks left off with shale
  • How a growing focus on dividends and cutting costs was creating structural problems for shale even before the COVID-19 crisis
  • How COVID-19 coincided with a contentious negotiation between Saudi Arabia and Russia that ultimately sent prices to less than $0 


Find our guest online:

Twitter: @chigrl

On the web: chigrl.com

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Time To Say Goodbye - BTS Army in Tulsa, Angela Davis in Oakland, and the problem with “diversity and inclusion”

Hello from Oakland, Philadelphia, and New York!

It’s just the three of us this week, talking Koreaboos and soft power, protest goals, and, as promised, Robin DiAngelo’s bestselling book White Fragility.

But before we get into all that, a belated shout-out to our long-suffering audio editor (and master gardener) James Nicholson. And warm thanks to you, our dear listeners and subscribers. We hope to make this podcast and newsletter more interactive, so please be in touch with feedback and questions—which we may even answer on air! You can reach us via Twitter at @ttsgpod or via email at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com. (We can keep you anonymous, if you’d like.)  

2:57 – Can K-pop fans save us from Trump? Also: the contradictory racial politics of the BTS Army, hallyu (Korean wave) economics (hint: Jurassic Park), Jay on TikTok, and the vindicatory gift of the Koreaboo. This week’s segment on internalized racism: Tammy and Jay call out uncritical Korean nationalism.

37:27 – We check in on the protests in New York, the infamous South Philly videos, and Oakland. Jay provides a vicarious boost of internationalist energy from the longshoremen’s union and the great Angela Davis in Oakland. (Fact-check: the #1 busiest port in the US is not Oakland but LA–Long Beach).

54:13 – (White) people seem to love White Fragility. We discuss the incredible reach of its overly narrow remit (corporate diversity retreats) and wonder how to get America past “personal responsibility” race talk to an analysis aimed at social transformation. Does “white fragility” get in the way of structural change? And is Gen Z immune to an identity politics based on guilt and deference?



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Strict Scrutiny - Second Glow HH!

A giveaway for law students and recent graduates to come to our second virtual happy hour for glow supporters!

Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! 

  • 6/12 – NYC
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