Month: May 2022

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Read Me a Poem - “In Country Sleep” by Dylan Thomas

 

Amanda Holmes reads Dylan Thomas’s poem “In Country Sleep.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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The Superhero Complex - 6: Kryptonite

Tensions are brewing in the Rain City Superhero Movement. After a disastrous patrol, things boil over. David picks through the rumors, betrayals and grudges, to figure out who’s to blame for the breakup of Seattle’s super-squad.

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The Gist - How I Got Inflation Wrong

15 months ago, Binyamin Appelbaum, who writes on economic issues as a member of the NY Editorial Board wrote a piece entitled Inflation Isn’t Lurking Around the Corner. This Isn’t the 1970s." He was very wrong. But he's owning it, and in very productive discussion talks about the macro and micro reasons he was mistaken and which parts of his approach he'll change. Plus, a San Francisco teacher is disciplined for bringing a cotton into the classroom and the NYT (that paper again!) aims 19,000 words at Tucker Carlson


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - A Month Away From The Illinois Primary, Here’s What You Need To Know

Reset explores key races ahead of Illinois’ primary election on June 28. GUESTS: Heather Cherone, political reporter for WTTW News Hannah Meisel, NPR Illinois government and politics editor For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast. And please give us a rating, it helps other listeners find us. For more about Reset, go to wbez.org and follow us on Twitter @WBEZReset
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Consider This from NPR - Voices From Lockdown In Shanghai As The City Battles A Surge Of COVID Cases

Cases of COVID-19 have been surging throughout China. The country has implemented a stringent "zero-COVID" strategy that includes mass testing, limited travel and large-scale lockdowns. In Shanghai, many residents haven't been able to leave their homes. It's an eerie reminder of the lockdowns in Wuhan during the first year of the pandemic.

NPR's international correspondent Rob Schmitz spoke with two residents of a housing complex in Shanghai about their experiences with the city's lockdown.

There are some people who are leaving their homes – mainly to enforce China's "zero-COVID" plan. China has hired tens of thousands of temporary workers to test, isolate and lock down entire cities.

Beijing correspondent Emily Feng spoke to a few of those workers, many of whom are poorly treated and underpaid.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Fed vs. VC – What’s Driving Crypto Short-Term and Long-Term Market Outlook

It’s a tale of two markets in crypto. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US. 

In the short term, crypto is firmly a part of the larger macro cycle driven by the Fed’s fight against inflation. In the long term, however, there is much evidence that the market downturn won’t be anything like the crypto winter of 2018-2019. NLW explores the funding and events of the past month that tell the story of these two different crypto markets. 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “Catnip” by Famous Cats and “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: We Are/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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Motley Fool Money - Gut Check Time for Investors

Just because it's been a rough start to 2022 doesn't mean the market is automatically going higher the rest of this year. (0:20) Jason Moser discusses: - Why right now is a gut check for every investor - What recent history says about the Nasdaq falling in the first 4 months of the year - The types of businesses he's looking to invest in right now

(15:20) Matt Frankel spent the weekend in Omaha, Nebraska at "Woodstock for Capitalists". Ricky Mulvey talks with Matt about his biggest takeaways from the Berkshire-Hathaway annual meeting.

Stocks discussed: PYPL, JNJ, HD, LOW, MKC, BRK.A, BRK.B, PGR, CVX, OXY, ATVI, MSFT

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Frankel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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