Month: August 2020

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The Gist - Trumpian Chaos Theory

On the Gist, Mike is back. He starts with republicans who dismiss the Hatch Act.

In the interview, Mike chats with the creators and executive producers of the animated adventure Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh explain how they expanded the usual tropes of their short episodes into a feature film, the provenance of their beloved creations, and how their work on The Simpsons together and their shared sense of humor influenced them creatively. The movie is available now on Disney Plus.

In the spiel, the chaos candidate.

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Consider This from NPR - Race, Hollywood, And The Rise Of Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman had raw talent, world-class training and the will to defy Hollywood gatekeepers. As a college student at Howard University, he had a helping hand from Denzel Washington. Boseman often spoke about the impact of that contribution and how it helped him chart his own path.

Boseman died on Friday after battling colon cancer for four years. He was 43. Today, we look at what his success reveals about race in America — and in Hollywood.

Jamil Smith, a senior writer at Rolling Stone, profiled Boseman for Time Magazine in 2018. Smith says even before the premiere of Black Panther, Boseman seemed to know what the film would mean for pop culture and how its success could reshape Hollywood.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - More Than Just A Marvel Character: Remembering Chadwick Boseman

With a nearly all-Black cast, featuring a story about strong, intelligent Black people who governed themselves, that took place in a sophisticated world they created that blends the modern and the traditional, Black Panther became more than just another superhero movie. It’s a “if you can see it, you can be it” moment that filled audiences with pride and perspective. Which is why the death of lead actor Chadwick Boseman from cancer at age 43 has caused an outpouring of grief. We discover how and why the film and its star made such a deep global impact.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: US Stock Market Cap to GDP Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High

The booming stock market is driven by perception of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to high prices and growing individual trading, but how sustainable is it?

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

Today’s episode of The Breakdown looks at the stories the stock market is trying to tell, including:

  • New all-time high in total market capitalization to GDP ratio (higher than dot-com bubble) 
  • “No precedent for how high” valuations can go 
  • Fed denies asset bubble; intimates it wouldn’t care about asset bubbles if full unemployment comes with them
  • Bezos at $200,000,000,000
  • Percentage of stocks traded by individuals reaches all time high of 20%
  • Robinhood leads in FTX complaints
  • Buffett’s Japan trading firm bet


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Everything Everywhere Daily - A Brief History of Timekeeping

Our ability to measure time is one of the fundamental things which makes us human. We’ve gone from very crude and inexact measures of time to time measurements which are so accurate that it would take billions of years to lose a single second. This increased accuracy has allowed us to navigate the seas, space, and even get directions to a nearby store. Learn about the history of how we keep time on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/31

Troubled times in two American cities, as protests over Jacob Blake's shooting turn deadly. A popular airline bids farewell to change fees. And Hollywood mourns the loss of the Black Panther. Those stories and more on today's CBS World News Roundup:

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