Month: April 2023

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NBN Book of the Day - The Future of Eastern Europe: A Discussion with Zsuzsanna Szelényi

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with a range of responses in Eastern Europe – with some leaders offering muted solace to Vladimir Putin and others arming Ukraine. To learn more about why that has happened and the future Eastern Europe Owen Bennett Jones has been speaking to Zsuzsanna Szelényi a Hungarian writer, politician, and foreign policy expert. Szelényi is the author of Tainted Democracy: Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary (Hurst, 2022).

Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and writer. A former BBC correspondent and presenter he has been a resident foreign correspondent in Bucharest, Geneva, Islamabad, Hanoi and Beirut. He is recently wrote a history of the Bhutto dynasty which was published by Yale University Press.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Headlines – Top Stories of the Week 04-17-23

This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation.


A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, April 22, 2023. 


Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up.


“Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including:

  • SEC Sues Bittrex
  • SEC Chair Gensler Grilled Over Crypto Policy
  • Intel Kills Its Bitcoin Mining Chip
  • Coinbase Obtains License to Operate in Bermuda


Links to the headlines:  

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Violated Federal Laws, SEC Charges in Lawsuit

SEC Warned Bittrex of Legal Action Before Firm Announced U.S. Exit: WSJ

Congressional Republicans Criticize SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Crypto Approach Ahead of Hearing

Intel Discontinues Bitcoin Mining Chip Series

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Receives License to Operate in Bermuda

Coinbase Could Move Away From U.S. if No Regulatory Clarity: CEO Brian Armstrong

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See you in Austin! 


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This episode has been edited by Jonas Huck. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: The End of Affirmative Action?

Should colleges and universities be allowed to consider race when deciding which students to let in? Supreme Court reporter Amy Howe was there in-person when the justices heard arguments in two cases involving affirmative action and breaks it all down for us.

Then Vern Granger, the director of admissions at the University of Connecticut, explains how schools currently consider race and how they’re preparing in case the court bans or limits affirmative action.

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CBS News Roundup - 04/22/23 | Gun Violence, Earth Week, Black Men and Fear

On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes gets an update on the shootings of young people who showed up in the wrong place over the past few days, including Ralph Yarl, the Black teen shot by a White man. We'll have the latest on laws around the nation affecting transgender people. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, we speak with a mental health expert on how Black men in the nation are dealing with being seen as dangerous.

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Slate Books - Political Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire

David Plotz talks with author Alexandra Petri about her new book, Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents. They discuss how to transform staid history documents into rollicking parodies, how Petri found her “voice” multiple times, and her grander ambitions for the book. Plus, Petri reads some choice selections.


Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)


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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - John Roberts’ Unfunny Stalking Jokes at SCOTUS

As laughter ricocheted around the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday, Professor Mary Anne Franks wondered if she could quite believe her ears. The matter of some hilarity, it seems, were messages sent by a convicted stalker to his victim. Individual messages that were among what one detective estimated to number in the hundreds of thousands - possibly as many as one million messages - sent by Billy Raymond Counterman to singer Coles Whalen. Counterman’s campaign of harassment drove Whalen away from performing, indeed drove her away from her home state. She moved across the country to get away. On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Mary Anne Franks to discuss Counterman v Colorado and how the details of a cyber-stalking case were lost to free speech concerns about trigger warnings and "sensitivity". You can read Prof. Franks’ powerful piece on this here. 


In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to discuss the big fat settlement Dominion got in its defamation case against Fox News, and why it feels so unsatisfying, the religious liberty case you probably missed at the court this week, Groff v DeJoy. They also talk about how Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s continued absence from the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Democrats’ workarounds for it, are like bringing a bubble blower to a knife fight. 


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More or Less: Behind the Stats - The Pentagon Leaks and Fox News

The leaking of US intelligence documents and the arrest of a 21 year old airman who authorities believe to be responsible has caused a media and diplomatic storm. We look at how the leaks were reported by primetime Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who said seven Ukrainian troops are dying for every one Russian, contrary to most estimates. And we examine an advert Fox News took out claiming to be the American TV network most trusted for news. With guests Aric Toler from investigative journalism site Bellingcat, data journalist and author G. Elliott Morris and BBC correspondent Olga Ivshina.

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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 80

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: A Landmark Moment for Crypto in Europe as MiCA Passes

The Markets in Crypto Assets bill is the first major global comprehensive crypto legislation.


With the passage of MiCA, Europe has jumped out ahead of the U.S. and other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating crypto. 


“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: by CoinDesk. 

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