When Abra Lee became the landscape manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, she sought some advice about how to best do the job. The answer: study the history of gardening. That led to her uncovering how Black involvement in horticulture in the U.S. bursts with incredible stories and profound expertise, intertwined with a tragic past. She's now teaching these stories and working on a book, Conquer the Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country's Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers. Abra Lee talks with former Short Wave producer Eva Tesfaye about uncovering Black horticultural history and several of the hidden figures who shaped it.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Tensions Go Public Between Aptos and Sui Blockchains; Coinbase CEO on US Crypto Regulations
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Tensions have gone public between Aptos and Sui, two startup blockchains staffed by teams of individuals who emerged from Facebook's defunct Diem stablecoin project. Plus, "The Hash" hosts discuss Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's latest opinion piece published on CNBC. The crypto exchange executive explains how the U.S. can strengthen its status as a geopolitical powerhouse.
See also:
Disinvitation From Denver Crypto Conference Reveals Tensions Between Aptos, Sui Blockchains
Coinbase CEO Armstrong: We Delisted BUSD Due to Liquidity Concerns
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The Gist - The Effective Altruism Crash
The philosophy of Effective Altrusim took a hit due to its close association with Samuel Bankman-Fried. New Yorker staff writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus profiled one of the movement’s leaders, Will MacAskill, and followed up in a piece titled “Sam Bankman-Fried, Effective Altruism, and the Question of Complicity.” Plus, the East Palestine Crash is a headache, but maybe not much more. And … a new survey shows the U.S. is in last place in the Trust-The-Media rankings.
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Planet Money - CBOhhhh, that’s what they do
If you are a congressperson or a senator and you have an idea for a new piece of legislation, at some point someone will have to tell you how much it costs. But, how do you put a price on something that doesn't exist yet?
Since 1974, that has been the job of the Congressional Budget Office, or the CBO. The agency plays a critical role in the legislative process: bills can live and die by the cost estimates the CBO produces.
The economists and budget experts at the CBO, though, are far more than just a bunch of number crunchers. Sometimes, when the job is really at its most fun, they are basically tasked with predicting the future. The CBO has to estimate the cost of unreleased products and imagine markets that don't yet exist — and someone always hates the number they come up with.
On today's episode, we go inside the CBO to tell the twisting tale behind the pricing of a single piece of massive legislation — when the U.S. decided to finally cover prescription drug insurance for seniors. At the time, some of the drugs the CBO was trying to price didn't even exist yet. But the CBO still had to tell Congress how much the bill would cost — even though the agency knew better than anyone that its math would almost definitely be wrong.
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Since 1974, that has been the job of the Congressional Budget Office, or the CBO. The agency plays a critical role in the legislative process: bills can live and die by the cost estimates the CBO produces.
The economists and budget experts at the CBO, though, are far more than just a bunch of number crunchers. Sometimes, when the job is really at its most fun, they are basically tasked with predicting the future. The CBO has to estimate the cost of unreleased products and imagine markets that don't yet exist — and someone always hates the number they come up with.
On today's episode, we go inside the CBO to tell the twisting tale behind the pricing of a single piece of massive legislation — when the U.S. decided to finally cover prescription drug insurance for seniors. At the time, some of the drugs the CBO was trying to price didn't even exist yet. But the CBO still had to tell Congress how much the bill would cost — even though the agency knew better than anyone that its math would almost definitely be wrong.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Lightfoot Out, Vallas And Johnson Head To Apr. 4 Runoff
Reset analyzes the results of Chicago’s municipal election — from a historic mayor’s race to aldermanic races to police district councils. Panelists include WBEZ city politics reporter Mariah Woelfel, WBEZ data projects editor Alden Loury and Northwestern University political science professor Jaime Dominguez.
Consider This from NPR - Iconic Indian-American Chef Reflects On His Life And The Healing Power Of Food
Raghavan Iyer built his career helping Americans get to know the fundamentals of Indian cooking. Now, after years of treatment for aggressive cancer, he has released what he says will be his last book.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Raghavan Iyer, about the book, "On The Curry Trail: Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World."
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Vise Tightens on SBF as Former FTX Engineering Head Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty
Singh has pleaded guilty to six counts and has agreed to cooperate with investigators.
The latest big news, in the wake of FTX's collapse: Nishad Singh, former head of engineering, has pleaded guilty to six charges as well as a “no contest” to civil charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In today’s episode, NLW explores what we've learned from the charges, including new revelations about FTX's 2021 revenue.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | AG Explains Why DOJ Hasn’t Prosecuted Abortion Vandals, Lightfoot Loses, East Palestine Fallout | March 1
On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Attorney General Merrick Garland explains why the Department of Justice Has not prosecuted abortion vandals.
- Incumbent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her bid for reelection.
- Republicans and many Democrats vote on a bill today that they hope will curb inflation.
- Americans continue to follow the story of the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 35: Lab Leak
The U.S. government finally admitted Covid-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, China. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they discuss three years of Big Tech censorship and corporate media lies about the origins of the virus, President Joe Biden's endorsement of gain-of-function research, the Orwellian editing of Roald Dahl's literary works, and an update on the Russia-Ukraine war. Mollie and David also share what they are watching this week, including "The Chosen."
CoinDesk Podcast Network - GEN C: Bonus Episode – Overpriced JPEGs and Gen C Discuss Events and NFT Ticketing
Avery, Sam and Carly Reilly, the host of "Overpriced JPEGs," break down the events and ticketing industry and why NFTs and the blockchain can help rewrite the system.
Carly Reilly, the host of "Overpriced JPEGs," joins Avery and Sam on a joint episode to discuss how NFTs and the blockchain are changing IRL (in-real-life) experiences for attendees. They also introduce Microcosms, CoinDesk’s first NFT Pass for Consensus, VeeCon 2023 and the Overpriced Happy Hour tour. Reilly’s podcast touches on Web3, the metaverse and emerging technology and if non-fungible tokens are overpriced JPEGs or technology that will change the world.
Links mentioned from the podcast:
- Carly Reilly's Twitter
- Overpriced JPEGs’ Twitter
- Overpriced JPEGs Podcast
- Overpriced JPEGs NFT
- VeeCon 2023
- Microcosms, a Consensus 2023 NFT by Fahad Karim
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