Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic and host of the Plain English podcast, says Americans are wonderful at invention but frustratingly bad at implementation. Plus, all the excitement over the spy balloon, and all the un-excitement over a presidential rematch.
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According to sources, an in-principle agreement has been reached.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW catches up on 2022 fallout, including:
The White House letter about crypto from last week
FTX hearing on whether to appoint an independent examiner
Binance temporarily suspending USD deposits and withdrawals
Reports of an agreement between Genesis/DCG and major creditors
(Genesis and CoinDesk are both subsidiaries of DCG.)
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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 sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: A Mokhtari/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
If the house always wins, why are gambling companies having trouble turning a profit?
(0:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Privately-owned restaurant companies Cava Group and Panera Brands mulling a return to the public markets - How Panera has evolved since its last time as a public company - A key metric he's watching when Chipotle reports earnings on Tuesday afternoon
(9:40) Ricky Mulvey and Matt Frankel discuss the struggles gambling businesses having making money and one business breaking the trend.
Stocks discussed: CMG, PDYPY, MGM, DKNG, CHDN
Host: Chris Hill Guest: Jason Moser, Matt Frankel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Rebeccah Heinrichs, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down the infamous Chinese spy balloon, analyze the Biden administration's response to the mission, and evaluate whether China's brazen actions are a signal of the new Cold War.
Oleg Polovynko, Chief Information Officer for the City of Kyiv, Ukraine joins the show to discuss his trip to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos where he worked to get support for digital transformation programs in his homeland. We also talk about some of his key focus areas for the citizens of Kyiv prior to the war, how those plans have changed since the invasion, and what is giving his hope for the future of Ukraine.
The director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at AEI and National Affairs editor, Yuval Levin, joins the show today to talk about why experts didn’t see last Friday’s jobs numbers coming. Also, what the Chinese surveillance balloon says about American national security and the Biden administration’s handling of it. Source
The bioscience company working to de-extinct the Mammoth and the Tasmanian Tiger (if it's actually gone) sets its sights on a new goal: resurrecting the Dodo. TikTok outpaces the LAPD in capturing a Tesla road rager. The CDC announces a disturbing warning about antibiotic-resistant bacteria in eyedrops. All this and more in this week's Strange News.
