Ted Kennedy: A Life is the sweeping new biography of the Massachusetts Senator whose importance was often overwhelmed by his notoriety. Author John Farrell joins us to analyze the life of The Lion of the Senate. In the Spiel, a contemplation of the murders we attend to and those which pass by without notice. Plus, Stewart Rhodes is found guilty.
Here’s what to look out for when doing your holiday shopping online.Reset learns how to tell good and bad quality items when shopping online with Heather Kelly, Tech reporter for the Washington Post.
The advocacy group Human Rights Campaign reports that in the past year, more than 300 bills targeting LGBTQ rights have been introduced by state legislatures around the U.S.
NPR's Melissa Block breaks down the current landscape of anti-LGBTQ legislation.
At the same time, a record number of openly LGBTQ candidates were elected to public office across the nation this year. We hear from two just-elected state representatives: Zooey Zephyr, the first out trans lawmaker elected to office in Montana, and New Hampshire's James Roesener, the first out trans man ever elected to a state legislature.
The Dow closes out a strong (relative to other indices) month, and we take a closer look at the collapse of FTX.
(0:21) Jim Gillies discusses: - Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average is "the dumbest index" - Where investors can find ballast for their portfolios
(15:12) What actually happened with the collapse of FTX? Dylan Lewis and Ricky Mulvey take a closer look at that, as well as some key takeaways for investors.
The nonprofit world largely weathered the pandemic, but the longstanding threats remain to the ability of nonprofit donors to remain anonymous haven’t gone anywhere. Peter Lipsett of DonorsTrust comments.
On this episode of “You’re Wrong,” a production of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi discuss the weakness of the Republican establishment, review Congress's lame-duck legislative session, consider the left's antisemitism hypocrisy, and evaluate their gift-giving skills.
In today’s global regulatory roundup, NLW looks at news from:
Europe: EU holds a hearing on the FTX collapse and France tests a CBDC
India: RBI announces Indian CBDC trials to begin Thursday
US: Sen. Ron Wyden sends letters to 6 exchange heads
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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. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: anand purohit/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
From Mozambique: The son of former president Armando Guebuza is on trial for embezzlement, money laundering and blackmail in the country's biggest financial scandal.
We'll hear how an army base housing the Wagner Group's fighters in the Central African Republic was bombed.
In South Sudan: A spike in premature births - and attempts to keep the infants alive.
Those stories and more in this podcast with Audrey Brown.
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
The “Hash” crew discusses the main story today about crypto exchange Kraken stating that it is laying off 30% of its global staff – around 1,100 people – in response to the crypto market downturn. Plus, officials at the European Central Bank write in a new blog post titled "Bitcoin's Last Stand," that the largest cryptocurrency by market cap "has never been used to any significant extent for legal real-world transactions."
This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
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