Month: December 2020

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PHPUgly - 217: Our Guess is as Good as Yours

LAST SHOW OF 2020

This is the last Ugly recording for 2020. We would really like to say how much we truly appreciate everyone who has listened, watched, and participated in or weekly ranting. We enjoy talking so much discussing PHP, the work we do with it, the pros and cons of the language. In this final show of 2020 Eric, John, and Thomas talk about Qodana, what it is, and why you might want to think about using it. We discuss why Sony removed Cyberpunk from their store, the SolarWinds Hack, and much more..
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - The economics of a Covid Christmas

Tim Harford asks economist Joel Waldfogel how Covid 19 could affect spending at Christmas this year. They discuss the usual bump in sales and gift giving. The author of ?Scroogenomics? usually argues that presents are rarely as valued by the recipient compared to something they might buy for themselves. But what should people do this year?

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Everything Everywhere Daily - What’s the Deal With Dark Matter?

Over the last several centuries, there have been many unsolved questions that scientists have put their minds to solving. Most of them were eventually resolved. However, there are some questions that are still outstanding and we aren’t really any closer to solving them than we were before. Learn more about dark matter and dark energy, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Decline of the Crusaders Episode 12 “The Fall of Jerusalem”

In this episode, we hear how Saladin followed up his great victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1187. Having surrounded and captured most of the Crusader army, including King Guy, the way ahead now seemed relatively easy. But some Crusaders had  escaped from Hattin and were now trying to rally resistance in the Crusader castles and towns. Saladin's main target was the City of Jerusalem, where Balian of Ibelin was leading a desperate attempt to save the city and its inhabitants from what seemed like certain death and destruction.

Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Preston Pysh on Why Currencies Fail [Encore]

An encore presentation of NLW’s conversation with Preston Pysh recorded on March 12 – the infamous Black Thursday. 

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

On March 12, as the U.S. government struggled to wrap its head around the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and markets floundered, bitcoin had one of its worst days in history, crashing by thousands of dollars and even hitting below $4,000 on some exchanges. 

That evening, NLW and podcaster Preston Pysh recorded a conversation about bitcoin, central banks and what happens when currencies fail. Nine months later, the conversation is as salient as ever. 

Find our guest online: @PrestonPysh

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Saturday BONUS Pod: WBEZ Profiles CPS Teacher In Audio Documentary

In this bonus podcast episode, Reset shares an incredible audio documentary from WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp that takes listeners inside the challenges of teaching during the pandemic.

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For more about the program, go to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - How Amy Coney Barrett is Already Making a Mark on the Court

Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to talk about lessons learned from this election cycle, and what it’s like to be in the eye of the “unleash the kraken” storm. 


Next, Dahlia talks with Professor Steve Vladeck of the University of Texas School of Law about Bill Barr’s departure from the Justice Department, and they try to shed some light on the latest signals emerging from the Supreme Court’s shadow docket. 


In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern joins Dahlia for all the Supreme Court news we couldn’t cram into the main show, including analysis of the Covid closure cases and Mitch McConnell’s unprecedented lame-duck judicial appointment spree.  

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Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Best Good News of 2020

Today we’re talking about the GOOD news of 2020.

Yes, despite the many stressful stories and situations we’ve talked about (or experienced) this year, there were also people who stepped up to help and daily good deeds that didn’t make the main headlines.

Join us and our guest, Branden Harvey from Good Good Good, as we look back on the year’s bright spots and enter 2021 with a little more hope…

Be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in ~10 minutes! 

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