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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO259: Hunter’s Damned Emails
I've been wondering how two things could be true - that Giuliani has an obviously fake story about obtaining Hunter Biden's laptop, and that the leak contains seemingly real texts between Joe and Hunter Biden. I tried to get to the bottom of it.
I also talk about the recent murder of a teacher in Paris, committed by a Muslim refugee with radical beliefs, and how we can try to maintain proper perspective in the wake of visceral acts of terror.
Pod Save America - “Trump’s secret Chinese bank account.”
Trump whines about the rules, moderator, and topics in advance of the final presidential debate. Democrats inch closer to a Senate majority. Dan and Jon discuss what you can do about tightening polls, and answer some of your questions. Then disinformation expert Jiore Craig talks to Dan about how to handle right-wing smears in the final weeks of this election.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part I: An Origin Story
Founded in 1953 by L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology describes itself as a religion that puts its adherents on a path toward complete and certain understanding of one's true spiritual nature. In the first part of this two-part series, the guys are joined by Mike Rinder, a former senior official of the Church and cohost of Scientology: Fair Game, for a first-hand, inside look at the organization.
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In a previous episode, I talked about how you can win by not losing. That is called the Fabian Strategy named after Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus.
However, the opposite is true as well. You can lose by winning. Here too, ancient history has examples for us, this time in the case of King Pyrrhus, who defeated the Romans but ultimately lost without losing a battle.
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Song Exploder - Run the Jewels – JU$T
Rapper Killer Mike and rapper/producer El-P first met in 2011. They both had established rap careers, but they entered a new era when they started making music together as Run the Jewels in 2013. They’ve been nominated for a Grammy, and they released their fourth album, RTJ4, in June 2020. Like all of their albums, they made it available to download for free. In this episode, El-P and Killer Mike break down the song "JU$T," which features guest vocals from their frequent collaborator, Zack de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine, and guest vocals from Pharrell Williams.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Magical Hypnotic Power of Donald J. Trump
The suffocating anxiety in liberal circles and the weird complacency in Trumpian circles derives from the same unconscious belief—the belief that Donald Trump possesses supernatural powers that either threaten to or will happily make him unstoppable.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?
Huge news broke this morning as PayPal announced that it would be offering buying, selling, and eventually merchant payments for bitcoin and other cryptos across its network.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
In this late breaking Breakdown episode, NLW explores:
- The specifics of the news
- Why the scale, precedent and normalization are hugely bullish
- What some skeptics are saying
- Why it’s significant that PayPal is focused on the coming central bank digital currency era
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/.21
President Trump tries to make up ground in Pennsylvania as Barack Obama campaigns there for Joe Biden. A pre-election stimulus deal appears unlikely. COVID crisis grows at Midwest hospitals. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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