Month: October 2022

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Motley Fool Money - Netflix Rising, WWE Preparing

Netflix surprises Wall Street and throws down the gauntlet at streaming competitors.

(0:21) Tim Beyers discusses: - 3rd-quarter profits, revenue, and subscriber growth coming in higher than expected - Optimism around Netflix's new ad platform - Why he believes the stock is fairly valued (with room to run)

(11:00) Nick Sciple and Jim Gillies discuss the business of World Wrestling Entertainment and how the company may be preparing itself to be acquired.

Companies discussed: NFLX, DIS, AAPL, WWE, CMCSA

Host: Chris Hill Guest: Tim Beyers, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 17: ‘Election Denier’

On this episode of “You’re Wrong,” a production of Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi discuss the idiocy behind the term "election denier," contemplate how to reform media-moderated debates, preview the upcoming midterm elections, examine the effects of election integrity efforts in multiple states, and break down the trial of the Steele dossier’s primary sub-source Igor Danchenko.
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Song Exploder - Santigold – Ushers of the New World

Santigold is a singer, songwriter, and producer. She’s put out 4 albums since 2008, and she’s been featured as a collaborator on songs with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Diplo, and more.

In this episode, Santi takes apart her song "Ushers of the New World," from her 2022 album Spirituals. She made it with some other collaborators she’s worked with before, including Grammy-winning producer Rostam, and producer Ricky Blaze. She told me about how she tries to channel her gut instincts, and how she wanted to transform some of the darkest feelings of 2020 into something galvanizing.

For more, visit songexploder.net/santigold.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Silurian Hypothesis

Today, the vast majority of experts can largely agree on the basics of human evolution, from the early days of the first populations migrating out of the African continent to the dawn of agriculture, the written word and, quite recently, industrialization. But what if this isn't the first time Earth was home to an industrialized society? Could it be possible that some other civilization rose -- and fell -- far before our own? Tune in to learn more about the Silurian Hypothesis. They don’t want you to read our book.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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Big Technology Podcast - What Is Consciousness And Can Machines Achieve It — With Anil Seth

Anil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex and author of Being You. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion of AI sentience grounded in science and research. In this conversation, we discuss the definition of consciousness, what it would take for AI to achieve it, and whether researchers should keep trying to get there. Stay tuned for the second half, where we cover AI avatars in the metaverse and, yes, simulation theory.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - It All Began With Obama

As Democrats stare into the abyss they avoided staring into for many months, Barack Obama has emerged to scold them for being "buzzkills." He's right. But on today's podcast, we explain why he was the author of the Democratic Party's current woes. Oh, and we extend a surprise invitation to our roast to one James Bennet. Why? Give a listen.

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Headlines From The Times - How Los Angeles got so overcrowded

Los Angeles for decades advertised itself as an American Eden. But it ignored repeated warnings about the consequences of overcrowding on the working class. Now, when the situation is worse than ever, calls to fix it continue to go nowhere.

Today, we talk about an L.A. Times analysis that found that more people are squeezing into fewer rooms in L.A. than any other large county in America. And it’s been a disaster for public health, even before COVID-19 began to spread. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times housing reporter Liam Dillon and features reporter Brittny Mejia

More reading:

Packed In: Overcrowded housing in Los Angeles has brought death by design

L.A.’s love of sprawl made it America’s most overcrowded place. The poor pay a deadly price

One family’s desperate act to escape overcrowding