Month: July 2020

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Sweden?s lockdown lite

Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden never imposed a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus. Tim Harford speaks to statistician Ola Rosling to find out what the results have been.

Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Jo Casserly

Picture: A woman wearing a face mask stands at a Stockholm bus stop where a sign reminds passengers to maintain a minimum social distance. Sweden 25 June 2020. Credit: EPA/ Stina Stjernkvist

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Simplest Greatest Idea in the World

Every so often, an idea comes along that is so simple, yet so profound that you smack yourself in the head for not having thought of it yourself. Even more rare is such an idea that can have global implications. An idea that can create empires, topple kingdoms, and establish economic orders which can last for centuries.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - The First Crusade Episode 1 “The Crusaders March East”

This podcast series tells the story of the Crusades from the Byzantine angle. It's based on the book "The Byzantine World War" by Nick Holmes. In this episode, we hear how the First Crusade began as a mass popular movement in Western Europe, how various armies marched east to Constantinople, and how they fared in their first battles against the Turks who had occupied Byzantine Anatolia.

Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Mixed Signals Economy on The Breakdown Weekly Recap

On The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap, NLW explores:

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.

  • The final tally on the TikTok Doge viral campaign 
  • The growing geopolitical tension between China and the US and where it’s manifesting 
  • Positive economic indicators in reduced jobless claims
  • Negative economic indicators in growing COVID-19 cases and deaths
  • Why bitcoin is sideways
  • Why Treasury yields are down
  • Why gold is up

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The Gist - Usain Bolt’s Greatness Code

On the Gist, Trump’s bullying worked.

In the interview, Olympic champion Usain Bolt is here to talk with Mike about the new documentary series Greatness Code on Apple TV+. They discuss Bolt’s love of the 200 meter race, training, and how he might feel when people start coming for his record. All episodes of Greatness Code are available to stream now on Apple TV+.

In the spiel, the parent-teacher mob.

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Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley.

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PHPUgly - 198:Smooth Jazz Edition

This week on the podcast, Eric, John, and Thomas get together and talk about the new Match Expression coming in PHP 8, the latest developer survey results, serverless PHP and much more.