A Discord server serves up discord in the form of leaked Pentagon documents, while at the same time TikTok threatens to draw power needed by a munitions factory that could arm the Ukrainians. Plus, data-scientist-turned-whistle-blower-turned-wolf-cryer, Rebekah Jones is back at it again. And Baratunde Thurston, host of the How to Citizen podcast, discusses just that.
Thanks to its unique geology, companies are eyeing Illinois to be the terminus of carbon dioxide pipelines that send liquid CO2 long distances to be stored deep underground so the gas does not need to be released into the atmosphere. Reset talks to Chicago Tribune reporter Nara Schoenberg about how the technology works and what people from downstate Illinois have to say about the greenhouse gas being stored in Illinois sandstone.
Reset digs into the five ways Mayor Elect Brandon Johnson plans to improve public safety in Chicago with WBEZ criminal justice reporters Chip Mitchell and Patrick Smith.
Millions of Ukrainian children had their schooling interrupted by Russia's invasion. The war has also shaped their childhood in lasting ways.
NPR's Elissa Nadworny visited a kindergarten classroom in Kharkiv, Ukraine, that was hit by Russian artillery last August. She set out to find out what happened to the children who had been students there.
"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Billionaire Warren Buffett calls bitcoin a "gambling token." Meanwhile, JPMorgan says the recent banking crisis has been vindicating for crypto. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have a laundry list of questions for some of Silicon Valley Bank's biggest depositors including crypto firms. An SEC advisory group wants Chair Gary Gensler to provide formal guidance to the crypto industry.
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This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
The Biden administration is taking another step toward making “all vehicles, including gas-powered cars and heavy-duty trucks, cleaner and more efficient,” according to a White House Fact Sheet.
An economist says that “inflation is far from dead” after the consumer price index report showed inflation rose 0.1% in March, up 5% from March 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday.
A Society of Family Planning report released yesterday found that an estimated 32,000 lives were spared from abortion between July 2022, a month after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and December 2022.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has announced an exploratory committee for the 2024 presidential election, indicating he plans to run for President.
Some analysts think the data is hiding sticky services inflation and other troubling warning signs.
Inflation came in at an annualized 5% this month, beating economists’ expectations and dropping to its lowest level in two years. That’s good, right? Well, hold your horses, say some analysts. Services inflation remains sticky, and with recent production cuts from OPEC+ and an end to tapping U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves, energy prices could come back up during the U.S. summer high season.
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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: by CoinDesk.
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You might be familiar with some of the brands, but the company's name is probably not on your radar.
(00:21) Jim Gillies discusses: - MTY Food Group's 1st-quarter results and why the restaurant franchisor is one of his long-term holdings - The math behind MTY's success - Why he's most curious about Medpace Holdings reporting earnings in late April
(17:45) Most businesses are paying their rent on time, but what happens when they want to renegotiate their leases? Ricky Mulvey talks with Deidre Woollard about the "Wall Of Debt" that's coming due and some more promising sectors in real estate for investors to keep an eye on.
Companies discussed: MTY, MTYFF, MEDP, SBNY
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jim Gillies, Deidre Woollard Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
In a war-ruined district of Kharkiv, Joanna Kakissis brings us the story of a widower who tries to repair his bombed apartment building as Ukraine struggles to restore neighborhoods destroyed by Russian attacks.
Pandemic-driven rules governing the prescribing of certain drugs are due to expire. Cato's Jeff Singer explains why government intrusions into the practice of medicine leaves patients hurting.
