Month: April 2023

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Scared Should Trump Be?

Is the Manhattan DA’s case against Donald Trump something he can wriggle out of, or is the former president in real legal trouble this time? Some are already dismissing Alvin Bragg’s investigation as weak and small potatoes. But others are more optimistic. What’s the case for indicting - on these charges? 


Guest: Norm Eisen, senior fellow at Brookings Governance, CNN legal analyst. 


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NPR's Book of the Day - In ‘The Survivalists,’ doomsday prepping becomes a way to regain control

Comedy writer Kashana Cauley grew up watching the film Conspiracy Theory, starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts, with her parents. She says that's likely her earliest entryway into a world she explores in her debut novel, The Survivalists – it follows a millennial lawyer falling in with a community of doomsday preppers. In this episode, Cauley tells NPR's Juana Summers about the control people might feel preparing for an impending apocalypse, and how that experience is ultimately shaped by our understanding of race in the U.S.
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It Could Happen Here - Butyl Acrylate Everywhere But Not a Drop to Drink

Sophie and James are joined by Margaret Killjoy to discuss how to make dirty water safe to drink.

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Focus on Africa - Convicted rapist escapes from South African prison

How did a convicted rapist manage to fake his own death and escape a high security prison in South Africa?

Also, Zimbabwean opposition spokeswoman found guilty for communicating falsehoods prejudicial to the government.

Plus, we meet the pilot who had to deal with a real life snake on a plane in South Africa.

Those stories and more in this podcast with Audrey Brown,

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Brandon Johnson Is The New Mayor Of Chicago

The results are in and Chicago voters have chosen Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson as the next mayor of the city. Reset dives into the results with a panel of experts including Jaime Dominguez, professor Northwestern University; Connie Mixon, professor of political science and director of the urban studies program at Elmhurst University; and political strategist Delmarie Cobb.
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The Gist - Oblivion By-The-Sea

Susan Crawford, author of Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm, sees no way around massive resettlement, at great cost and great opposition. Plus, Donald Trump is trying hard to establish a running gag about one of his prosecutors, which seems like a smart tack. And it was a fiiiiiine day for democracy.


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: MEV Bots Beware … There’s a New Tool to Combat the Scourge; Trump NFTs Sales Spike

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, April 5, 2023. 

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: What's the potential market impact of Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade on the crypto markets when 1 million ether will be instantly withdrawable? Trump NFTs and even copycats are seeing a sales spike after news that the former president faces 34 felony charges. Swiss regulators are defending the government engineered takeover of Credit Suisse. Plus, there's a new tool available to avoid the scourge of MEV bots.


See also:

MEV Blocker Wants to Help You Outrun the Front-Runners

Trump NFT Sales Spike Following Ex-President's Arraignment in New York

Swiss Government-Owned Bank PostFinance to Offer Customers Crypto

Ether Breaking Out Ahead of Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade: Bernstein

Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring $2.4B Selling Pressure to Ether: Observers

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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.”

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