Focus on Africa - Chaos over currency in Nigeria continues

The state of the Nigerian nation ahead of elections, as tensions over the shortage of new currency continue.

Also, the M23 rebel movement rejects a new report accusing it of perpetrating rape in the eastern DRC.

And South Africa begins ten days of naval training exercises with Russia and China.

Those stories and more in this podcast with Esau Williams

CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Is the SEC’s Terra Lawsuit Trying to Set Precedent That Stablecoins are Securities?

Several tokens are listed as securities in the lawsuit, and Do Kwon is accused of fraud.


In today’s episode, NLW breaks down a slew of late-breaking news, including:

  • Terraform Labs and Do Kwon are being sued by the SEC
  • Binance US made strange transfers of $400 million between 2020 and 2021, according to Reuters
  • Judge Kaplan threatens to revoke SBF's bail 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Aitor Diago /Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. 

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Federalist Radio Hour - Check Out The Chicks On The Right!!

Mock & Daisy’s Common Sense Cast is a healthy dose of common sense each week with no bull. Mock and Daisy is hosted by Miriam Weaver (Mock) and Amy Jo Clark (Daisy) of the top rated Chicks on the Right radio show on WIBC-FM in Indianapolis.

Each week on the Common Sense Cast, the duo delivers a funny, engaging and informative commentary alternative to the traditional news outlets, as well as a safe space to poke fun at our country’s leaders, policies, and political and cultural direction.

Motley Fool Money - The (Wall Street) Hits Keep On Coming

It was another big week of earnings results (and surprises).

(0:21) Jason Moser and Ron Gross discuss: - Shopify's guidance outweighing its results - Airbnb nearly doubling profit expectations - Record revenue for The Trade Desk - Shares of Roku popping more than 25% - The latest from Marriott, Twilio, Cisco Systems, and Zillow Group

(19:11) Jason and Ron keep the earnings coverage going and discuss: - Boston Beer surprising Wall Street - Outset Medical's latest results - The state of Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard - The latest from Coca-Cola, Roblox, Chipotle, and Alphabet - Two stocks on their radar: Etsy and Paramount Resources

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Stocks discussed: SHOP, ABNB, TTD, MAR, TWLO, CSCO, ROKU, ZG, SAM, KO, OM, RBLX, ATVI, MSFT, CMG, SG, GOOG, ETSY, POU

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Ron Gross, Jason Moser Engineers: Steve Broido, Rick Engdahl

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chi Sounds Like: Mashing-Up Sci-Fi With Black Culture To Create New Narratives

WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo features movers and shakers who work to bring healing, joy and inquiry to their communities throughout Chicago as part of the Chi Sounds Like series. Reset highlights a Vocalo feature about painter Ennis Martin.

CrowdScience - Are yoga claims bogus claims?

Yoga benefits our health in many ways, say the yogis, but which claims are backed up by science? Can yoga actually alleviate depression, fix lower-back pain or even reduce cardiovascular disease?

Presenter Marnie Chesterton gets into her Lotus (position) and finds out first-hand at a class. Whilst in warrior one, she discusses the potential physical and mental health benefits of this ancient art of stretching, balance and movement with her class teacher. Returning from mat to studio, Marnie puts some of those claims to experts around the globe. She investigates the evidence to find out whether health boosting properties are the key to yoga's enduring popularity.

Pannalists: Rajvi Mehta Prof. Holger Cramer Dr Richard Davidson

Presented by Marnie Chesterton Produced by Richard Walker

CoinDesk Podcast Network - MONEY REIMAGINED: Building the Boring Stuff: Making Payments Sexy

What is the role of the U.S. dollar? Is it not just a purchasing power but a language? As the crypto economy shifts, can stablecoins keep Bitcoin's original promise in payments, foreign exchange and cross-border settlement?

On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey speaks with Gordon Liao, chief economist at Circle, the creator and issuer of the USDC stablecoin token; and Alex McDougal, the CEO of Stablecorp, a Canadian-based company that has created the Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin QCAD, to discuss the future of payments with the integration of stablecoins in the ever-changing crypto economy. 

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This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and our executive producer, Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Shepard.”

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - It’s Noah’s Last Podcast

Today we say a fond farewell to our colleague Noah Rothman, who is off to National Review. We do so by discussing his favorite recent story, the continuing balloon madness. Then we move onto debilitated senators and what to do about them, and the astounding filing by Dominion Voting Systems in its case against Fox News. Give a listen. Source

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