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.
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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.
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This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
A community effort to boot Riot Fest from Douglass Park on Chicago’s West Side is gaining momentum. Reset hears from organizers about what some residents are demanding, and how festival organizers and the city are responding.
From a budget forecast to what’s believed to be the biggest mass exoneration in U.S. history, it’s been a busy news week in Chicago and Illinois. Reset digs deeper into those stories and more on the Weekly News Recap with Chicago Tribune reporter A.D. Quig, City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran and David Greising of the Better Government Association.
Former President Donald Trump is dominating headlines yet again.
Earlier this week, the FBI took several boxes of secret and top secret documents from Mar-a-Lago during a search of Trump's home. And on Friday, a federal judge unsealed the warrant for the search – plus a list of what was taken from the property.
NPR's Carrie Johnson explains what the unsealed warrant reveals, and what comes next.
But the news from Mar-a-Lago is just the latest in a litany of legal battles entangling the former president. From the civil and criminal cases in New York, to the Georgia election interference case and the Jan 6th DOJ investigation – it can be hard to keep track of it all.
Barbara McQuade is a professor at University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney, she helps us understand where these cases stand.
This week the Nasdaq officially entered bull market territory. (0:30) Emily Flippen and Jason Moser discuss: - July CPI and how lower-than-expected inflation fueled a market rally - Axon Enterprises posting record revenue in Q2 - Marqeta founder Jason Gardner stepping down as CEO - Drama between Unity Software, AppLovin, and Ironsource - The latest from Disney, Upstart Holdings, Sweetgreen and The Trade Desk (19:45) Tim Beyers talks with Marsha Barnes, founder & CEO of The Finance Bar, about the mindset traps that can keep people from investing and how to avoid them. (30:15) Emily and Jason analyze Nvidia pre-announcing their earnings, as well as: - Domino's Pizza exiting Italy - A listener's question about Intel - Two stocks on their radar: Sonos and Masimo Stocks discussed on the show: DIS, AXON, MQ, U, APPLOVIN, IS, SG, TTD, NVDA, DPZ, INTC, MASI, SONO Host: Chris Hill Guests: Emily Flippen, Jason Moser, Tim Beyers, Marsha Barnes Engineer: Dan Boyd
A growing shortage for neon is driving up its prices by 5000%. Neon production became highly concentrated in post-Soviet states, such as Ukraine and Russia. The world is paying for that concentration.
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the upcoming anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and share his thoughts on the state of the Russia-Ukraine war.
On today’s episode, NLW provides a primer on the recent history of oil markets. He looks at how oil went from trading in negative territory in April 2020 to being a massive contributor to 2022’s inflation. Finally, he explores how oil reflects political realignments that will shape the world in the years to come.
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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 “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: sesame/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
