Month: October 2021

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: This Overlooked Crypto Tax Provision Would Be a Disaster

It’s not the broker provision, but lurks in the same infrastructure bill and could conceivably be worse.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at:

  • Hidden crypto tax provision 6050I 
  • Chilling language from British lawmakers around using CBDCs to control citizens’ spending 
  • The Compound political gaffe 


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Korean Demilitarized Zone

In the early 1950s, war ravaged the Korean peninsula. However, the fighting ceased on July 27, 1953. Both sides of the conflict pulled back from the front and created a buffer zone 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide. That buffer zone still exists today. Learn more about the Korean Demilitarized Zone, its past and present, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Are Vaccine Mandates Legal?

We’re talking about vaccine mandates and asking: Are they constitutional? There’s a lot of debate and many court challenges as the federal and local governments have put various vaccine requirements in place in an effort to fight COVID-19.

Here to discuss and provide her perspective is legal expert Jennifer Oliva. She’s the director of the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law at Seton Hall Law and she specializes in health law and policy.

We talk about everything from a legal precedent that’s been in place for more than 100 years to how the weekly testing option impacts the legal argument.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Fall of Constantinople Episode 4 “The Emperor and the Sultan”

The Ottoman onslaught against Constantinople is getting closer. Two new leaders emerge on either side. Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Emperor of Byzantium, and the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, better known as Mehmet the Conqueror. Both men will go down in history as great heroes - discover why in this podcast.

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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On Our Watch - Update: Oscar Grant and the Attorney General

Less than six weeks after On Our Watch published an episode examining the shooting and death of Oscar Grant, California's Attorney General Rob Bonta opened an external investigation into the 12-year-old case. In a wide-ranging interview with On Our Watch's Sukey Lewis, Bonta talks about California's systemic issues in policing, his efforts at addressing them and says the Oscar Grant case remains unresolved. We also look at new police reforms promising that cops who commit serious misconduct can be stripped of their badges.
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Consider This from NPR - The Best Song Japanese Breakfast Says She’s Written Is For A Video Game

Michelle Zauner is best known as the frontwoman of indie rock band Japanese Breakfast and like most musicians, she's trying to tell a personal story through her music. But she's spent the last couple of years composing music that has nothing to do with her — for a video game soundtrack.

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Motley Fool Money - “Generation Gamble” and the Rise of the Machines

September ends up being the worst month of the year for investors. Merck shares pop on encouraging results from its Covid-19 pill study. Alphabet and General Motors move one step closer to getting self-driving ride-sharing services on the road in California. Amazon unveils Astro, a $1,000 robot for your home. Warby Parker makes a strong debut on Wall Street. Zoom Video and Five9 call off their marriage. Andy Cross and Ron Gross analyze those stories and the latest from Bed Bath & Beyond, McCormick, Dollar Tree, and Sherwin-Williams. They also share why PubMatic and Editas are on their radar.

Plus, Melissa Lee discusses the intersection of online betting, stock trading, and gaming in the upcoming CNBC primetime documentary “Generation Gamble”.

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