Rob explores the Luniz’ weed anthem “I Got 5 on It” by discussing the history of Bay Area rap and how the song’s remix showcases the region’s all-stars.
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.
Akhil and Andy welcome “the greatest reporter of all time” - Bob Woodward - to Amarica’s Constitution. Fresh off his 19th book and 14th number one best-seller, “Rage” - having reported on nine presidents - a discussion of the Presidency would seem to be in order. Anecdotes and insights flow, and Akhil even gets in some queries on the Supreme Court. Remember Butterfield and the tapes? Here's a revelation about Woodward's own records.
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Okay, so the big boat is no longer blocking the Suez Canal. But that doesn’t mean we can go back to ignoring the global networks of capitalism and colonialism that make our world run. Laleh Khalili – author of the brilliant new book, Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula – joins us for a wide-ranging discussion of her rich, historical analysis of global shipping, imperialist infrastructure, and technological fantasy.
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Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the legendary life of writer and adventurer Ernest Hemingway in a new three part, six-hour documentary series on PBS. Reset takes a closer look at the making of Hemingway.
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Home prices are soaring around the U.S. Amid low inventory and historically low interest rates, some buyers are hitting the market to find they can't compete with all-cash offers, or bidding wars that escalate well out of their price range.
Sean Hawksford in Bozeman, Mont., is one of those buyers. He told his story to NPR's daily economic podcast, The Indicator.
NPR's Chris Arnold explains why the market is so wild right now.
And while homebuying is a big financial decision, it's also an emotional one. Those emotions are on full display in a new Netflix show calledMarriage or Mortgage. Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist for The Washington Post explores what the show reveals about the homebuying process, and why — in more ways than one — it's not for everyone. Here's her recent column about the show.
Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has outlined a shift in government policy in the areas of media freedom, Covid-19 response and foreign policy.
Sudan has declared a state of emergency in west Darfur following deadly tribal clashes.
And why Zimbabwe's once famed education system has become a pale shadow of its former self.
A look at the most illuminating statistics and metrics across bitcoin, crypto and global markets.
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On today’s episode, NLW provides a whistle stop tour of some of the most interesting and illuminating numbers from crypto and traditional markets, including:
The pop in Jurassic Park altcoins
Archegos fallout
US vaccine distribution
Outflows from Turkey
SPAC performance before and after mergers
Decline in price and volume of NFTs
Coinbase valuation
Stablecoin transaction volume
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