Month: October 2021

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: What the ‘Pandora Papers’ Mean for Bitcoin

A new 2.94 terabyte data leak doxes tens of thousands of offshore accounts of prominent individuals including government officials, billionaires and more.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

On today’s episode, NLW breaks down the latest in a string of embarrassing leaks about how the world’s elite and wealthy use offshore accounts to obfuscate ownership and hide their wealth. He looks at: 

  • How the Pandora Papers compare to the 2016 Panama Papers and the 2017 Paradise Papers
  • Examples of surprising revelations 
  • How South Dakota has become a wealth haven 
  • What the leaks mean for future crypto crackdowns 


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What A Day - Mandela Barnes Wants To Be Wisconsin’s Next Senator

Wisconsin's 34-year-old Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is one of the many Democrats running to beat Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson. Johnson's seat has been seen as one of the most likely to flip to Democratic hands next year. We interviewed Barnes about entering the primary with statewide name recognition and his overt effort to be the staunch progressive in next year's race.

And in headlines: a 126,000 gallon oil spill hits the Southern California shores, a historically Black beach in L.A. is returned to its founders' descendants, and Ozy Media is shutting down.


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Rolls Royce Wants To Nuke The Moon, Creepy Clowns and the Rush To Mine The Ocean Depths

Rolls Royce is considering using nuclear power to mine the moon. A Singaporean academy comes under fire for hiring clowns to promote classes to children. Mining companies are intent on plumbing the seabed for new resources, but critics fear it will lead to disaster. All this and more in this week's Strange News.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Wait, Why Are They Saying It’s Good They Failed?

The podcast crew expresses puzzlement at the Democratic party spin that the failure of both big spending bills this weekend needs to be viewed as some kind of ideological and partisan triumph. Why? How? What on earth is going on here? And why is Anthony Fauci threatening Christmas? Give a listen. Source

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Headlines From The Times - Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on her ‘Never Have I Ever’ fame

We’re doing another crossover episode with our sister show, “Asian Enough.” Today, hosts Jen Yamato and Tracy Brown are joined by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, the breakout star of Netflix’s hit coming-of-age comedy “Never Have I Ever.” She talks about her Tamil roots, her high school self, her bond with Mindy Kaling and what it’s like getting mega-famous overnight — during a pandemic.

More reading:

You’ll want to learn the name Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. She’s Netflix’s next teen star

‘Never Have I Ever’s’ heroine can be surprisingly cruel. Here’s what’s behind it

‘Never Have I Ever’ is the L.A. immigrant tale I never thought I’d see on TV: My own

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 10/04

Southern California oil spill fouls beaches and wildlife. The Supreme Court opens its new term. Facebook whistle blower comes forward. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Docket launch: a new term for America’s Supreme Court

The court will be tackling just about every judicial and social flashpoint in the country during the term that starts today; our correspondent lays out the considerable stakes. A vast and costly die-off of Britain’s trees could have been averted simply and cheaply: just let them stay put. And why hotels are such ideal backdrops for filmmakers and scriptwriters.

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The Best One Yet - 🍸 “What happens at Cosmo” — Merck’s Covid pill. Vegas’ $5.7B Cosmopolitan. Ozy’s Fyre Fest.

Merck jumped 16% on word it may have created a Covid-crushing pill, then its stock created a Corporate Conga Line. The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Vegas sold for $5.7B and the winners are bach parties and Blackstone Private Equity. And Ozy is the media startup getting all the attention right now for all the wrong reasons. $BX $GS $MRK 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.