Month: August 2020

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Could Be Facing A Serious Covid-Related Eviction Situation

Thousands remain unemployed because of the covid pandemic. And despite Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker extending the deadline on Illinois’ eviction moratorium, thousands of renters in the state are facing eviction. Reset talks with a legal services group for Chicago tenants in need of help. 

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Consider This from NPR - The Virus Is Out Of Control, And Kids Are Headed Back To School Anyway

Millions of students are getting ready to head back to school. Some already have. NPR's Anya Kamentez reports on what happens when positive cases crop up — as they inevitably will.

School nurses understand the challenges of returning to school safely better than just about anyone. But NPR's Clare Lombardo reports somenurses have no input in the process.

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Pod Save America - “You’ve got (no) mail.”

The Trump campaign smashes that reset button, the President tries to undermine the election by attacking mail-in voting and the Postal Service, Republicans refuse to extend unemployment benefits, and Joe Biden gets close to selecting his running mate. Then journalist Kara Swisher talks to Jon Lovett about Trump’s threat to ban TikTok and the tech CEOs who recently testified on Capitol Hill.


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Rage Against the Economic Machine… The Best of the Breakdown July 2020

A recap show on wealth inequality, stock markets and taking it back featuring Jill Carlson, Michael Krieger, Daniel Lacalle, George Gammon and more.

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

Today on the Brief:

  • The TikTok-Microsoft Deal
  • The Twitter hacker was 17
  • A changing of the guard for crypto hedge funds


Our main discussion: recapping the best interviews of July 2020

Despite a huge variety of perspectives and experiences, one theme shown through in Breakdown conversations in July: the disparity between the stock market and the real economy and a growing unwillingness of people to accept their place in the order. 

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The Goods from the Woods - TEASER – Patreon Episode #37 – “Equilibrium” with Erik Barnes

Hey y'all! This week on the Patreon, Rivers is chatting with comedian fellow Wrestling Pro Wrestling commentator Erik Barnes all about the MOST 2002 FILM EVER: Christian Bale's 'Equilibrium'. This episode is a request from our Patron @DarkRedBurr and we actually really liked this movie! This is such a fun episode. Follow Erik on Twitter @ErikWBarnes! 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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Everything Everywhere Daily - Imperial Leftovers

At its peak, the British Empire covered 23% of the world’s population and 24% of the Earth’s landmass. By either measure, it was the largest empire in the history of the world. Since then…..well, let’s just say the Empire has seen better days. While the vast majority of the Empire is gone, there are still assorted crumbs of the empire that exist around the world.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: The Pentagon and Aliens, Psuedocide Foiled by Typo, Man in Prosthetic Mask Robs Casino

Law enforcement finally catches up with a mysterious grifter using CIA-level prosthetic mask technology. A man attempts to fake his death and forgets to run spellcheck. Uncle Sam gets increasingly weird about UFOs, yet again changing the offical story about government-supported research in unidentified aerial phenomena. Join Ben, Matt and Noel for their round up of Strange News -- and the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know -- in this weekly segment.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/03

The coronavirus pandemic enters a new phase, and it is not sparing rural America. The Carolinas brace for Isaias. A SpaceX splashdown. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 3, 2020.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Ballot blocks: the squeeze on Hong Kong

The territory’s elections have been postponed, its activists barred from running—police are even targeting them abroad. What next for the democracy movement? We ask whether the global protests about race will affect rampant discrimination in Arab countries, most of which host a minority black population. And the solution to a viniferous mystery that dates back a century and a half. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer