Month: March 2021

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Tool—“Stinkfist”

Rob explores Los Angeles metal band Tool’s “Stinkfist” by discussing how they found success mixing visceral shock and poetic depth in their music.

This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Laina Dawes

Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles

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Money Girl - 5 Ways the American Rescue Plan Puts Money in Your Pocket

The American Rescue Plan Act is a massive economic stimulus package that gives a big chunk—$850 billion—to individuals. Laura covers who qualifies for relief and five ways it increases your income and cuts expenses.

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Consider This from NPR - What’s Behind The Increase In Migrant Children At The Southern Border

Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children have shown up at the southern border in recent weeks, overwhelming the government's ability to process and transfer them into the custody of sponsors or family members.

Melissa Lopez, director of Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services Inc, tells NPR what the situations looks like from her vantage point in El Paso.

Mark Greenberg, senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, explains why COVID-19 protocols are making it even harder for the government to handle the increase in migrants at the border.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Famed Author And Poet Sandra Cisneros Reconciles With Chicago

Over the years, Mexican-American poet and best-selling author Sandra Cisneros has earned many awards and accolades. Now, she has a new honor to add to the list: the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for lifetime achievement. Reset talked to Cisneros about receiving the award, her relationship with Chicago and her love for the city's writing community For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast and please leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us. For more about the program, go to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Ray Dalio on Dumb Dollar Debt, Bitcoin Controls and the Coming Assault on Capitalism

In his latest essay, the Bridgewater chief argues the U.S. could impose capital controls and ban non-sovereign monies. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM.

Today on The Breakdown, NLW reviews Ray Dalio’s latest essay, looking at:

  • The six reasons why it doesn’t make sense to hold bonds anymore
  • Why holding bonds is especially troubling in the concept of growing government money printing
  • Why sovereign bond holdings are shifting from the U.S. to China 
  • Why proposed wealth taxes are likely just the beginning of a more aggressive period of financial regulation 
  • Why we could see the government try to ban gold and bitcoin as their grip on reserve currency status weakens

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Fanthropology (FANDOM) with Meredith Levine

Why does some music give us butterflies? Why do we loooove certain comic books, social media accounts or TV characters? What story does your toothpaste tell? Legit professional Fanthropologist Meredith Levine is a fount of fandom knowledge and we chat all about everything from cosplay to K-Pop, Star Wars, Frasier, Trekkies, fan-fic, how influencer culture works, the algorithms, and how loving what we love is a form of self-care. WHO KNEW? Meredith did.

Follow Meredith Levine at Twitter.com/meredithgene or @MeredithGene on Clubhouse.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - ‘Don’t Come Now. Come Later!’

The Biden administration's homeland security secretary went on Good Morning America and suggested to those streaming across the border and the parents who are sending their kids across that they might want to wait until the administration sets up a better system. Are they kidding? No. Meanwhile, the Washington Post corrects itself on Trump and Dr. Fauci offers praise for his own supposed truth-telling. Give a listen.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Banned Books of the Bible

Although most people might assume that the Bible has always existed in its present state, that answer couldn't be any further from the truth. Tune in to this classic episode to learn more about how the bible has changed over time -- including what got added in, taken out and why

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