Month: December 2022

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Consider This from NPR - The Deal That Freed Brittney Griner

President Biden on Thursday announced the negotiated release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a penal colony in Russia and her return to the U.S. She had been detained since February, when Russian authorities found a small amount of hash oil in vape cartidges that were in her luggage when she arrived in the country.

In return, the U.S. released convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

NPR's White House Correspondent Franco Ordoñez and Moscow Correspondent Charles Maynes walk through the details of the deal.

And White House National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby explains how the negotiations unfolded.

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The Gist - Licking Our Zoom Wounds

Mike is joined by David Sax, author of The Future Is Analog: How To Create A More Human World. Also, the Brittney Griner Prisoner exchange has costs, but it was worth it. And the Justice Department says it’s recovered a Fabergé Egg. Really? Or do they have embarrassment on their face having laid an inaccuracy?

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Importance Of Cultural Competency For Black Mental Health

After the first installment of Reset’s series on Black mental health, listeners called in with stories of cultural competency in their mental health experience. Reset hears from Charles, a Black man and Oak Park Resident, who has had a positive experience with a therapist of another race.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WNBA’s Brittney Griner Returning From Russia After Prisoner Swap

The Biden Administration announced her release as part of a prisoner exchange. The U.S released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Reset talks with sports reporters Cheryl Raye-Stoutand Annie Costabile, about Griner’s release and what impact her detention has had on WNBA players who routinely play in Russian basketball leagues in the offseason.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Fixing Abandoned Homes Can Reduce Gun Violence

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found a link between gun violence and abandoned homes. Researchers found that fully restored areas showed about a 13% decrease in gun assaults there. Reset discusses the findings with Kanoya Ali, housing coordinator at Chicago CRED that works individually with at-risk individuals to reduce gun violence through coaching, workforce development and advocacy.
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Lost Debate - Ep 99 | Moore v. Harper, RIP BuzzFeed, Religion in Schools

Ravi and Rikki start with a rundown of Moore v. Harper, the major Supreme Court case poised to shift election laws. Then the hosts turn to the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a one-time titan of the internet: BuzzFeed. Finally, we head to Oklahoma, where religiously affiliated charter schools could soon be a major facet of the education landscape.


[0:26] Intro

[4:45] Moore v. Harper

[20:23] RIP BuzzFeed

[38:07] Religion in Schools


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Pod Save America - “51 and Done.”

Democrats will have 51 Senate seats after Raphael Warnock wins the final election of the 2022 midterms, Donald Trump racks up more losses and legal troubles, and Strict Scrutiny’s Kate Shaw joins to break down two major cases heard by the Supreme Court this week on gay rights and democracy.

 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Ethereum Developers Target March 2023 for Release of Staked Ether; Starbucks’ Web3 Splash

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.

 

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Dec. 8,  2022.


Ethereum developers determined the network’s next hard fork, called “Shanghai,” will have a target release time frame of March 2023. This upgrade will include code known as EIP 4895 that will allow Beacon Chain staked ether (stETH) withdrawals. Plus, Starbucks Odyssey launches its Web3-powered experience in beta to certain rewards members of the coffee giant in the U.S. 


See also:

Ethereum Developers Target March 2023 for Release of Staked Ether

PayPal Expands Crypto Service Into Luxembourg in First EU Foray

'Do You Believe In Second Chances?' Another DAO Is Raising Funds to Buy a Copy of the US Constitution

Blending the World’s Most Successful Loyalty Program With Web3


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