In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to Mike’s 2015 interview with Rabia Chaudry, Colin Miller, and Susan Simpson, the hosts of the Undisclosed podcast, which attempted to unravel the case against Adnan Syed, one complex detail at a time. Then we rewind to Tuesday’s Spiel, in which Adnan Syed is freed.
“No one's success is proven until they've survived a calamity.”
You can’t join the NBA with a few good shots, but you can join the ranks of “great” investors. Luck and skill are much harder to separate in the financial world and making that distinction can take a few decades. Chris Hill talked with best-selling author Morgan Housel in front of a live audience about: - Why inflation is so personal and variable - Elon Musk’s best product (hint: it’s not a car) - The power of incentives - The secret to 99% of Warren Buffet’s success - Investing through bear markets
Companies mentioned: BRK.A, BRK.B, HOOD, TSLA
If you're a member of any Motley Fool service you can access the video for the full interview here: https://www.fool.com/premium/coverage/4056/coverage/2022/08/31/wealth-greed-and-happiness-with-best-selling-autho Host: Chris Hill Guest: Morgan Housel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
News Items: 2022 Ig Nobels, It's OK to Ask for Help, Bitcoin and Fedimints, Multivitamins for Memory, Refreezing the Poles, Neuro Emotional Technique; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Chess Cheating Follow Up; Science Fiction
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This episode has been produced and edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is by Matt Wigton “Angeles Crest.”
On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at:
The market’s reaction to the FOMC, a few days on
The “golden handcuffs” in the housing market
A recap of the bank CEO hearing on Capitol Hill this week
Jesse Powell steps down as Kraken CEO
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Abbott Elementary is back after collecting a few awards at the Emmys. Reset chatted about our initial impression of the start of Season 2 with a TV critic and panel of Abbott fans.
GUEST: Danette Chavez, Editor-in-Chief of Primetimer
Brandon Pope, reporter/anchor at CW 26
Arionne Nettles, journalism lecturer at Northwestern University
Do you ask $3 questions or $30,000 questions? Our guest today says asking the right questions, and understanding their answers, can help you live a truly rich life. Financial guru Ramit Sethi – who is the author of a best-selling book and host of a popular podcast both called “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” – joins me today to talk about investing and some of the top things you need to know about it.
We’re talking about everything from where to invest your hard-earned dollars, what mindset to have as the market shifts, and how to know if you’re saving enough money to actually retire one day. And most importantly, what to plan out in detail so when more money comes in, you know what to do with it. He even puts me on the spot – asking about my rich life.
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Mark Joseph Stern for a romp through the jurisprudential headlines. It’s been a week. Highlights include: Donald Trump’s legal woes in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, and at the hands of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil suit.
Then, we’re live at Politics and Prose in Washington DC, with a conversation between Dahlia Lithwick and Professor Michele Goodwin about women, the law and the rule of law. They discuss Dahlia’s new book Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America, the day Dahlia decided to stop covering the Supreme Court from the inside, what the law can do for justice, and what it can’t.
Lady Justice is also available as an audiobook, and Amicus listeners can get a 25% discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout. :https://books.supportingcast.fm/lady-justice
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In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Dahlia and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern also delve into retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s comments about Dobbs and the court’s legitimacy, and the death penalty decision that came down Thursday and what it tells us about Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s jurisprudence.
