The legal and political worlds officially moved into uncharted waters when former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
NPR's Carrie Johnson breaks down the case against Trump, and the difficult path to conviction for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
And Peter Skinner, an attorney who worked alongside Bragg for several years in the Southern District of New York, talks about what Bragg is like as a prosecutor.
Comic Myq Kaplan stops by again to talk about thematic comedy albums and when kids heckle kids. Plus, the indictment and arraignment of Donald Trump went off with the hoopla usually reserved for a papal visit or a state funeral.
How did one state Supreme Court race become possibly the most consequential election of 2023? Reset learns what the state race could mean for abortion access in Wisconsin, and how this will impact services provided in Illinois. Reset checks in with Molly Beck from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Brigid Leahy, vice president of public policy for Planned Parenthood Illinois Action.
Today marks 55 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was killed during Holy Week (the time between Palm Sunday and Easter). Reset talks to Vann Newkirk, host of The Atlantic’s new podcast “Holy Week,” which explores the week following King’s assassination, and how it set the stage for today’s fight over voting rights, redlining and critical race theory.
In this special episode, Rikki interviews Greg Lukianoff, the CEO and President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg, a free speech advocate and author, co-wrote the 2018 book “The Coddling of the American Mind.” Greg and Rikki sit down to talk about free speech on college campuses, the partisan shift of free speech politics, and the antidote to cancel culture. You can pre-order Greg and Rikki’s new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind” which hits shelves this October.
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The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: What caused Paxful to suddenly shut down its bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace? Binance's BNB token takes a hit and then rebounds after being caught up in the Crypto Twitter rumor mill. Dogecoin spikes after Elon Musk replaces the Twitter blue bird with a Shiba Inu. Plus, the latest project by the founders of bankrupt Three Arrows Capital is now live.
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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Finland raced to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This addition doubles the alliance's border with Russia. We'll hear some pros and cons of this move.
The WWE agreed to merge with UFC parent company, Endeavor Group, to form a new publicly traded company. (00:21) Dylan Lewis and Jim Gillies discuss: - The terms of the deal, and the media rights story. - How Vince McMahon “wins”. - Anti-trust questions for the new company. (11:50) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Asit Sharma about evaluating CEOs, and an understated leader for investors to watch. Companies discussed: WWE, OKTA, NVDA
Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl