The City of Nashville gets hot. Really hot. So it makes sense that this is where the competition for the finals of USBG’s World Class Presented by Diageo would heat up. On this special episode of Back Bar, Greg dives into the history of this weird and wonderful southern city, its relationship with heat in all its many forms - including its chicken - and one incredible heated bartending competition. He also follows first time competitor Jessi Pollak as she prepares for the speed round, re-invents one of her grandmother’s classic recipes and even tries to summon the dead. (Spoiler alert: she takes home the gold!)
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When it comes to Ukraine, former U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges is more hopeful than much of the military establishment. The former Commanding General of the United States Army in Europe makes his case. Also on the show, the Supreme Court's makes for confusing case law...sometimes they're textualists, sometimes they find different justifications to suit their actual doctrinal goals. And in the Spiel, President Biden thinks the U.S. is experiencing comparatively low inflation, even though the facts say otherwise.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois is working to break down barriers to prenatal and postpartum care for Black birthing people. Reset gets the latest on the new Bridges to Prenatal Care program and more from their director of health equity and impact, Deloris Walker.
While abortion is still legal in Illinois, experts expect the overturning of Roe v. Wade to have a lasting impact on existing healthcare inequities in the region. Reset discusses the relationship between abortion access and pregnancy health outcomes with Dr. Sadia Haider, division director of family planning at Rush University Medical Center, and Mathematica health analyst Sara Bovat.
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, June 30, 2022.
"The Hash" team discusses today's top stories including Grayscale's lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its bitcoin spot ETF rejection and Genesis's ginormous loss, partly due to Three Arrows Capital exposure.
This episode was edited by Eleanor Pahl and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
The latest Jan 6 hearing gives what might have been the most shocking Congressional hearing in American history, Hot Take’s Amy Westervelt joins to talk about the Supreme Court’s fuck you to the planet, and Chief Take Officer Elijah Cone leads a special Take Appreciator of Republican reactions to Tuesday’s hearing.
For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
Black Chicagoans are six times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white Chicagoans, according to a 2019 city report. Reset breaks down national and local efforts to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for Black parents with Jamila Taylor with The Century Foundation and Dr. Candice Robinson of the Chicago Department of Public Health.
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist D.C. Columnist Eddie Scarry joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky and Senior Editor Christopher Bedford to discuss his new book "Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone."
Late Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected Grayscale’s proposal to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Within minutes, Grayscale, a CoinDesk sister company, had filed suit against the SEC about that decision. In this episode, NLW explains why the crypto community is in broad agreement with Grayscale about the inconsistencies in how the SEC approves or rejects bitcoin-related products. (Disclosure: Grayscale is owned by CoinDesk parent Digital Currency Group.)
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. 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: Svenja-Foto/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
While the last few decades have shown major progress when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights globally, queer people have had to continue to fight for them.
During Pride month there have been several high-profile instances of violence targeted at queer people. These events are stark reminders that the struggle for equal rights and safety for LGBTQ+ people continues.
NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with three high-level diplomats assigned to LGBTQ+ issues – the U.S.'s Jessica Stern, Italy's Fabrizio Petri and Argentina's Alba Rueda – about whether life is improving for queer people globally.
