Month: August 2022

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Judge Victoria Pratt’s “The Power of Dignity”

The quality of dignity is not strained. Judge Victoria Pratt presided for years over Municipal Court in Newark, New Jersey. Her experiences form the foundation of her book, The Power of Dignity: How Transforming Justice Can Heal Our Communities. In the third of Amicus’ summer season of big-picture conversations, Dahlia Lithwick and Judge Pratt explore what everyone, up to and including Supreme Court Justices, can learn from procedural justice, also known as procedural fairness. You can watch Judge Pratt’s viral Ted Talk here.


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Focus on Africa - Deaths in protests in Somaliland

At least three people were killed in protests in Somaliland. But why was this normally peaceful territory engulfed by violence?

Also, Sierra Leone's main opposition APC says it is not responsible for deadly protests earlier this week. They blame the government's economic policies instead.

And we take the pulse of Kenya's parliamentary election results.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Is opinion polling broken?

The opinion polling industry?s reputation has taken a battering in recent years, as high profile slip-ups in the US presidential election exposed frailties. So should we write them off? Not according to Economist data journalist G Elliot Morris, who?s written a book called Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them.

Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar

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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 46

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

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Planet Money - Carried interest wormhole

The carried interest tax loophole is a way that wealthy Americans – often the people who manage hedge funds or private equity firms – avoid paying billions of dollars worth of taxes. It has been one of the most controversial yet durable features of the U.S. tax code. But where did it come from? Today we romp through space and time to piece together the origins of this loophole. There will be pirates and mutiny. A 50s tax-dodge-a-palooza. And perhaps the Michelangelo of tax lawyers. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

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The Gist - High Steaks Talks

Nathan Allebach, brand consultant and author of https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/brand-twitter-jokes-history.html was for many years the twitter voice of Steak-umm brand meats. As such he engaged with gaseous comedians and angsty millennials and has some theories as to why it all worked. Plus, a media without breathing room makes for madness and the Mar-A-Lago black boxes are like dada experimental theater.

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara and Ian Scotto

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Suspected Tornado Cash Developer Under Arrest Is Reportedly Identified

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.

"The Hash" team discusses the latest developments. According to The Block, the developer who was arrested in Amsterdam and is suspected of being involved in the sanctioned Tornado Cash protocol is Alexey Pertsev. Plus, sales of Pudgy Penguin non-fungible tokens (NFT) heat up after the project announced it would be licensing select NFTs to be made into physical toy collectibles. 

See also: 

Netherlands Arrests Suspected Tornado Cash Developer

Pudgy Penguins NFT Prices Surge After Creator Unveils IRL Toys

Tornado Cash's Discord Appears to go Dark

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