CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The World Economy’s ‘Transitory’ Supply Chain Issues Don’t Seem so Transitory After All

An exploration of the history of global supply chains provides insight into just how fast – or slow – the return to normal may be.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

First, on the Brief:

  • Bitcoin hash power coming back online
  • A new millionaire testing out crypto
  • An emerging music tokenization platform


Bitcoin saw a significant drop in hashrate after China’s mining bans. The network accordingly implemented its largest difficulty adjustment, a parameter to adjust incentives for mining, to date. Has this adjustment worked?

In investments, Simon Nixon, one of the winners of the dot-com bubble, has emerged as the newest millionaire to delve into crypto. Last on the Brief, Royal announced a $16 million raise for its music tokenization platform, the aim of which is to give more power to the artists when it comes to royalty rights.

In the main discussion: With inflation on the minds of many economists and consumers, the Federal Reserve pushed a “transitory” narrative while pinning the blame on supply chain issues. Looking back at the history of supply chains reveals why COVID-19 broke the global goods network. Are the supply chain issues going to be as transitory as the Fed hopes?

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Only in Time” by Abloom. Image credit: MR.Cole_Photographer/Moment/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.

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Big Technology Podcast - Are We Actually Addicted To Our Phones? — With Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal is the bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a spirited debate over whether we're actually addicted to our phones, the ethics of app developers who use tricks to keep us coming back, and what to do about it.


You can find Nir's books here:

 http://geni.us/Indistractable and http://geni.us/hooked

Here's an Indistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/

And a distraction guide: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/

And a schedule maker tool: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Martians, Hand-written Letters and Grave Robbing

Wernher von Braun wrote a curious story about encountering Martians. A listener explains the power of hand-written letters. An email inspires the guys to dive deep into the macabre world of modern grave robbing. All this and more in this week's listener mail.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Price of Dishonor

The whole crew is back together to discuss an inadvertently telling op-ed by Ezra Klein that defends the dishonorable behavior of the United States in the present moment by falsely characterizing the entire past twenty years and the purposes of the fight in Afghanistan, among other places. And we discuss whether liberals have entirely lost the thread of their connection to ordinary Americans. Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/26

A warning to Westerners -- steer clear of Kabul's airport. Newly-released body cam footage shows a Louisiana state trooper beating a black man with a flashlight. Schools cope with a pandemic enrollment drop. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, August 26, 2021.


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Headlines From The Times - The Taliban beat me up, then let me go

The last time we talked to L.A. Times photographer and foreign correspondent Marcus Yam, he and L.A. Times Middle East bureau chief Nabih Bulos had just gone on a ride-along with the Afghan Air Force. Toward the end of the episode, the two mentioned how the Taliban was barreling through Afghanistan on the march to regain control over a country it last ruled 20 years ago. Now, the organization is busy setting up a government as the United States vows to withdraw completely by Aug. 31.

Yam returns to tell us what he’s seeing in Afghanistan, what people are telling him, and how Taliban members assaulted him, detained him — then apologized and let him go.

More reading:

News Analysis: What went wrong in Afghanistan

Encounter with the Taliban: Punched, detained — then offered an energy drink

As Afghans try to figure out Taliban’s new rules, burqas are barometer of sorts

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S5 Bonus: Brendan Wood, Passiv

Brendan Wood lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife and 3 kids. They live in an old house, and from his per-view, he has done way to many projects on it. In fact, shortly after they moved into the house, they discovered foundation problems and had to re-pour a new foundation (which is a massive undertaking). They have a cabin a half hour drive out of town, which is is Brandan's happy place. There is a beach, land, hammocks - and its a place where the whole family can run free. He grew up in New Finland, and in college, studied mechanical engineering. This focus led him into robotics - specifically the kinematics side - and software development. All in all, he chose the latter, cause it was easier to start a career.

One day, he found he had a personal itch to solve a problem, while managing his personal stock portfolio. As his account grew, his risk tolerance changed, and general shifts happened in the market, he found that keeping on top of his portfolio was particularly time consuming and tedious. He got bored of doing this manually, and built a script out of frustration for having to manage this manually.

This is the creation story of Passiv.

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