Month: July 2020

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The Gist - Bill Barr’s Tactical Boredom

On the Gist, gambling the nation’s health on professional sports.

In the interview, Mike talks with Capt. Lawrence Hunter, a retired commanding officer from the Waterbury Police Department in Connecticut, about policing in America. Hunter spent the majority of his career in law enforcement as a high-ranking officer, and as an educator and instructor. In his retirement, he has launched his own series, Captain Hunter’s Podcast, which seeks to “bridge the gap between police and the communities they serve,” expanding his emphasis on education and encouraging a reckoning with racism.

In the spiel, Bill Barr just lets the Democrats rant.

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Consider This from NPR - John Lewis Fought For Voting Rights His Entire Life. Why His Work Is Still Unfinished

John Lewis, the civil rights icon and late congressman from Georgia who represented Atlanta for more than three decades, spent his life fighting for equal voting rights in America.

Myrna Perez, Director of the Voting Rights and Elections Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, explains why his work remains unfinished.

Lewis spoke to 'Fresh Air' in 2009. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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The Goods from the Woods - TEASER – Patreon Episode #36 – “The Old Guard” with Ed Greer

Hey y'all! This week on the Patreon, Rivers is joined by comedian and podcaster extraordinaire Ed Greer for a discussion of the new Netflix original film 'The Old Guard' starring Charlize Theron but, really, it’s more a discussion about the future of film distribution in a post-COVID-19 world. They also get into it about 'Uncut Gems' and a million other things. There is no such thing as a bad poscast with Ed Greer and this HILARIOUS episode is no exception! Join the Tower of Power by signing up for our Patreon now for only $5 a month.  http://www.Patreon.com/TheGoodsPod

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: How Real Is Bitcoin’s Rally? 8 Interpretations of Bitcoin’s Massive Surge

As bitcoin retraces slightly after reaching a new 2020 high about $11,000, NLW explores what’s driving the rally and how likely it is to continue.

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.

It was a beautiful Monday. 

Bitcoin crashed through $10,000 and got all the way up to a new yearly high of about $11,000 before retracing slightly. 

As with any dramatic price action, people were quick to start giving their interpretations of why it happened. 

In this episode, NLW explains eight of those interpretations, including:

  • Banks stacking due to changes in custody rules
  • Money printer go brrr
  • Stock to flow model
  • Robinhood traders piling in
  • DeFi gain recycling 
  • Buyers exceeding sellers
  • “Perfect storm”
  • Dollar crash, negative real interest rates and the search for a new reserve currency


Ultimately, NLW argues that it is this last factor driving up not only bitcoin but gold and silver.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - How Many Planets Are There?

Poor Pluto. It was totally unknown, then it was a planet, and now it’s not a planet anymore. This change in the status of planets isn’t the first time such a thing has happened. Since the dawn of history, the number of things we call a planet has gone up and down. Find out why Pluto got demoted from a planet, and learn about our human history with planets on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Deceptive Brain

It's no secret that strong emotions can influence our thought processes, but just how much of a difference can they actually make? Can you trust your own brain? Don't be so sure. Join Ben and Matt as they explore the bizarre, at times deceptive, side of neuroscience in this episode of classic Stuff They Don't Want You To Know.

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