Month: May 2023

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Consider This from NPR - Violence In Sudan Forces A Mother To Make Difficult Choice

Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been embroiled in a vicious urban battle between rival armies for nearly two weeks.

With the country on the brink of collapse, Residents Muhjah Khateeb, and her son have to make the difficult decision to leave their home and everything they have, behind. We hear excerpts from the audio diary that Khateeb recorded as they undertook the harrowing journey.

NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu reported her story.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Coinbase CEO Vows Fight Against ‘Anti-Crypto’ SEC; Why Bitcoin Network Fees Are Surging

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, May 8, 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Ciphertrace.


"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong clarifies continuing U.S. presence amid its lawsuit against the SEC. Bitcoin network fees are spiking on the rising popularity of meme coins and the Ordinals protocol. Worldcoin is betting on a gas-free crypto wallet. Plus, crypto reporter and author Brady Dale joins the show to discuss his new book on the meteoric rise and fall of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried.


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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says 'We're 100% Committed to the U.S.'

U.S. Court Orders SEC to Respond to Coinbase Allegations Within 10 Days

Block Demand Leads to Fee Spike as Bitcoin-Based Memecoins Flourish

Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Releases First Major Consumer Product

Veteran Crypto Reporter Brady Dale Discusses New FTX Book


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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Texas Shootings, Comer Urges DOJ to Postpone Hunter Biden Indictment, Anheuser-Busch CEO Blames ‘Misinformation’ | May 8

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • It was a sober weekend in Texas. Two violent incidents leave 16 people dead. 
  • Charges could be coming soon against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
  • CIA did not follow protocol with Hunter Biden laptop story.  
  • The family of deceased Jordan Neely speaks out. 
  • Anheuser-Busch CEO Michel Doukeris calls the work with Dylan Mulvaney just “one post” and “not an advertisement.” 


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago’s Contributions To Country And Folk Music

While Nashville often gets the credit for being the home of country music, Chicago has played an important role in the genre’s history since the very beginning. In his new book, Country & Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival, author Mark Guarino celebrates the artists, venues, and organizers who made up the vibrant folk and country scene throughout the city. Reset talks to the author and musicians Robbie Fulks and Jane Baxter Miller, who were part of the scene in the ’80s and ’90s
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Car Insurance Rates Are About to Increase

The state’s historical relationship of being hands-off with regulating car insurers is leading to potential negative outcomes for consumers. Reset learns the details from Chicago Sun-Times reporter Stephanie Zimmerman and hears from State Rep. Will Guzzardi who wants to pass legislation to combat the potential rate hikes.
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Motley Fool Money - Buffett on Apple, Banks, and Value Investing

When Warren Buffett speaks, investors and Wall Street tend to listen.

(00:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Berkshire Hathaway's 1st-quarter results and highlights from the annual meeting - Buffett's comments about Apple and the banking industry - Charlie Munger's warning about over-diversification

(9:51) In a segment that originated in the Motley Fool Live videostream, Jim Gillies shares observations from his trip to Omaha for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting with Nick Sciple and Deidre Woollard. The three discuss whether value investing is actually harder for Buffett and Munger than it is for average investors.

Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, TSE: HCG

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies, Deidre Woollard Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd

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Federalist Radio Hour - The Failed Arc Of ‘Lean In’ At 10

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Elizabeth Grace Matthew, an America's Future Foundation writing fellowship alumna and a Young Voices contributor, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the failures of Sheryl Sandberg's corporate ladder-climbing feminism and examine what it takes for women to thrive both at work and at home.

Read "The Failures of Lean-In Feminism" here: https://lawliberty.org/the-failures-of-lean-in-feminism/