Month: October 2020

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The NSC Labels Blockchain a National Security Issue

On the weekly recap, NLW looks at growth in institutional investment, big interest among the G20 in CBDCs and a new National Security Council report.

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

On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at:

  • Growth in the institutional investment space in crypto
  • A new 10,000 BTC treasury announcement 
  • Reports from the Bank for International Settlements, G20, WEF, IMF and more around central bank digital currencies
  • A National Security Council report labeling distributed ledger technology key for national security


This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | How Investors Are Trading the Election

Tuesday | The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era

Wednesday | A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

Thursday | Is Crypto Converging With Public Markets?

Friday | RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Litmus Test

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the author of The Lie that Binds to discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and what her nomination to the Supreme Court means for reproductive rights. 

In our Slate Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Professor Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School to discuss all the other questions that went unanswered at the hearings.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Litmus Test

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the author of The Lie that Binds to discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and what her nomination to the Supreme Court means for reproductive rights. 

In our Slate Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Professor Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School to discuss all the other questions that went unanswered at the hearings.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Sizing Up the Supreme Court

Today we’re talking about the U.S. Supreme Court, from the potential impact of President Trump’s latest nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the pros/cons of what’s known as ‘packing the court’ and much more.

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The Gist - Masking Over Truth

On the Gist, the price of corn.

In the interview, former senior strategist for the NRA Joshua L. Powell is back for the second half of his conversation with Mike. They run down a series of NRA opinions and he and Mike go back and forth about how much NRA members believe things like “the only solution to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” and whether we should own AR-15s. Powell’s book is Inside the NRA: A Tell-All Account of Corruption, Greed, and Paranoia within the Most Powerful Political Group in America.

In the spiel, dueling town halls.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - NASA Is Shooting For The Moon Again

Decades after the Apollo 11 mission, NASA is now laying the groundwork to send its first woman and next man to the moon’s surface by 2024. Reset talks to Kathy Lueders — the first-ever woman to lead NASA’s human spaceflight programs — about its Artemis plan and what the new mission might mean for women interested in space.

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CrowdScience - Why do I blush?

Curious CrowdScience listeners have suddenly been struck by the oddity of their behaviours. Elise ponders why she blushes. Thankfully, listener David is a vascular surgeon and knows a thing or two about blushing, as he performs operations on people debilitated by constant red-dening. He has some answers for us, but asks why did blushing evolve?

In the past, red cheeks have been linked to necrophilia, repressed cannibalism, and even a de-sire for men to experience menstruation! Thankfully, research has come a long way since then, as blushing experts Peter de Jong and Corine Dijk explain.

Scientists believe that it evolved as a nonverbal signal to show someone you’re sorry or that you care about what they think. This would have important for our survival in the group, en-suring we didn’t get into a fight or get kicked out the group.

Anand Jagatia gets to grips with blushing and other bodily behaviours – including a question from Thai listener Nitcha who wonders why we yawn as well as a question from Mohamed in Ghana and Biana in Trinidad and Tobago who both asked why people scratch their heads when they think. To answer these questions, Anand’s joined by yawning researcher Andrew Gallup and Sophie Scott as well as body language expert Blanca Cobb. Produced by Graihagh Jackson for the BBC World Service.

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Consider This from NPR - The Pandemic Bounceback Abroad: Concerts And Movies In Other Countries

While U.S. movie theaters continue to struggle, the picture is better for the international box office. NPR's Bob Mondello, who's reported on how domestic theaters are getting by, explains why things look more promising abroad.

A recent outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Qingdao says a lot about how aggressively the country has adopted public health measures. Those measures have led to a return of some music festivals, as NPR's Emily Feng reports.

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