Month: October 2020

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Army Embraces Strategic Napping To Combat Fatigue

For soldiers, getting a good night’s sleep is crucial. Fatigue can impact decision-making and sometimes lead to disaster. To address that problem, the Army is embracing “strategic napping” as part of a new holistic approach to health. Reset learns more about the policy change and talks to a sleep researcher about the benefits of napping.

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Consider This from NPR - The Politics At Play In Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings

With less than three weeks to go until Election Day, Republicans have the votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Her confirmation hearing is now much about the politics of the election.

Democrats, including Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, are focused on issues like the future of the Affordable Care Act. While Republicans, as NPR's Melissa Block reports, are emphasizing Barrett's motherhood in an effort to appeal to white suburban voters.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings.

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

Today on the Brief: 

  • Bitcoin hashrate at all-time highs
  • Record number of large companies lose money during the pandemic
  • JPMorgan releases research note on bitcoin


Our main discussion: Stone Ridge Holdings Group discloses $114 million in bitcoin treasury assets. 

NLW digs into what Stone Ridge is, why it spun off New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG) and how the company has quietly built itself into a serious player in the institutional crypto asset space.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Episode 100

Every so often you need to step back and take an assessment of where you’ve been and where you are going. This is the 100th episode of the podcast, so I figured now is a good time to take a one episode break from the normal content to give you the backstory of how the show came about and how it works. Learn more about Everything Everywhere Daily on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Mystery of the Kensington Runestone

Could a mysterious slab of stone near Kensington, Minnesota hold the key to a forgotten piece of ancient history? According to the true believers, this stone, discovered in the late 1800s, proves that Vikings made it deep into the interior of North America in the 1300s -- only to disappear soon afterward, leaving no trace but a grisly story carved in runes upon the stone. Tune in to learn more.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Amy, What You Wanna Do?

Today's podcast takes up the ludicrous and offensive efforts to brand Amy Coney Barrett a colonizer and a homophobe, even as polls show the American people (and Democrats!) are taking to her. Also, what on earth was Nancy Pelosi doing attacking CNN's Wolf Blitzer for being a...Republican? Give a listen.

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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #94” with Mary Jane French & Cooper Lyden

Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode 94. Our special guest calling in from Nevada City, CA is comedian Mary Jane French. You can find her on Twitter @MaryJaneFrench!  Sitting in with us today is our hilarious NEW next door neighbor, Cooper Lyden! Follow him on Twitter @LydenCooper and check out his podcast "Pork Butt"!  Music at the end is "Mon Mari C'est Frankenstein" by Nicole Paquin.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/14

Amid record turnout in many places, more states begin early voting today. A second day of questioning ahead for Amy Coney Barrett. Eli Lilly drug trial the latest to be paused. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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