Month: March 2021

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SCOTUScast - Carr v. Saul – Post-Argument SCOTUScast

On March 3, 2021, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Carr v. Saul. The question before the Court was whether a claimant seeking disability benefits under the Social Security Act forfeits an Appointments Clause challenge to the appointment of an administrative law judge by failing to present that challenge during administrative proceedings.
Jennifer L. Mascott, Assistant Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, and Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, join us today to discuss this case's oral argument.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why the CEO of New York Life Just Joined the Board of One of Bitcoin’s Fastest-Growing Companies

The news comes just days after NYDIG’s announcement of a $200 million financing round including New York Life, Mass Mutual and George Soros as investors. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper.

Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the news from the past few days, looking at:

  • NFTs heating up – and capturing some negative attention in the process
  • Infrastructure acquisitions and M&A heat up
  • Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act 2021
  • Coinbase’s $100B valuation
  • NYDIG’s $200M round and new board member 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is the Military-entertainment Complex?

Eisenhower warned the public about the rise of the military-industrial complex back in his 1961 farewell address, and over the decades the public has become increasingly aware of the potential for corruption in the close relationship between the military and the private defense industry. But have you heard of the military-entertainment complex? It's the reason you see the US military in so many action films, and the reason Uncle Sam bankrolls video games. In this episode, the guys dive into the surprisingly close links between Hollywood and the Pentagon, exploring just how this relationship evolved -- and why it continues in the modern day.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Biden the Credit Hog

The popular "relief" bill and the vaccine rollout accelerations put Joe Biden in the catbird seat, setting himself up to take credit both for our emergence from the pandemic and a roaring economic recovery. Will it work? Also, what did Dr. Fauci mean when he said the CDC would be liberalizing its guidance over the next few weeks—was this an implicit admission it was slowing the roll until the relief bill is signed into law? Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/10

Democrats set to OK your stimulus check ... without Republican support. New Arkansas abortion law targets Roe v Wade. One year later, sports and entertainment crawl back. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Whither permitting? Vaccine passports

Formalising systems to divide the vaccinated from the unvaccinated is neither as risky nor as useful as many people think. In any case, vaccine passports are coming. On the anniversary of Tibet’s uprising, we examine how pressure on Tibetan Buddhism is rising, with dark parallels to Uyghur Muslims’ plight. And why it’s time to close the gate on duty-free shopping.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Vaccines

Right now vaccinations are all over the news. There are many companies that have developed vaccines for COVID-19 and there is a good chance that most people in the world will wind up getting a vaccine in the next year or two. Many of you may never have given much thought to what is a vaccine? How do they work, and how were they developed? Well, there are answers to those questions. Learn more about the history of vaccines and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The Best One Yet - “Ohhhh, the macrame” — Kayak’s hotel leap. Amazon’s Alabama situation. Carbon Capture’s guilt economy.

Booking owns a bunch of travel apps, including Kayak, is jumping off the internet to launch its own physical hotel… but we think they got the idea from streaming. Amazon’s situation in Alabama reveals Big Tech’s big unspoken issue: The Union Awakening. And Carbon Engineering is the vacuum cleaner of CO2 that’s betting on the Guilt Economy. $BKNG $AMZN $XOM Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.