Donald Trump employs the novel legal strategy of confessing his crimes on television. Hunter Biden strikes a plea deal with a Trump prosecutor. RFK JR’s anti-vax, anti-wifi candidacy gets a boost from Joe Rogan and Elon’s VC fanboys. And Justice Sam Alito is mad we all found out he got free rides on a billionaire's private jet whose hedge fund he later ruled in favor of. Then, CNN’s Jake Tapper stops by the studio to talk about Trump, CNN, Fox, and his new novel “All the Demons Are Here.”
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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Christopher Bedford, executive editor at the Common Sense Society, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to reflect on the discovery of debris believed to be OceanGate's 22-foot-long Titan submersible on the ocean floor. They also analyze the Department of Justice's deliberate decision to charge Hunter Biden in a sweetheart deal, the same week whistleblower documents about the hampered investigation were released to the public.
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Justice Alito is the recent focus of SCOTUS ethics scandals. Is it finally time for reform?
India's Prime Minister Modi is in America for a much-hyped state visit with President Biden. We dive into who Narendra Modi is, how he came to power, and American misconceptions about the leader of the world's largest democracy.
Alarming new national data shows math and reading scores for 13-year-olds are the lowest in a decade. How did we get here? And, what should we do about it?
Some lawmakers want to stop Americans from using benefits to buy junk food, but opponents argue Congress shouldn’t police people's diets. Rikki and Ravi debate how far should the government go.
[03:16] - SCOTUS Scandal
[14:34] - Modi in America
[35:31] - Failing Students
[50:26] -Food Police
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In this special partner episode, we focus on how Chainalysis brings a security mindset to brands operating in the NFT space and we speak with Bang & Olufsen on their recent audio-focused NFT launch.
Bang & Olufsen has been in the luxury audio space since 1925 with an eye towards design and high end customer experiences. They turned to Chainalysis to ensure that they were utilizing best practices in their tech stack to not only ensure that they were operating in a safe and secure manner but also that the consumers who were buying their NFTs were not funneling dark money into their purchase. Chainalysis’ Ian Andrews (CMO) and B&O’s Christoffer Poulsen join us to discuss how it all came together in this special sponsor episode.
Web3 offers budding opportunities for brands to create more value for their customers, engage fans and build immersive communities. But that doesn't come without its risks. Chainalysis helps Fortune 500 brands better understand and manage the risks in Web3 through proactive assessments on chain monitoring, investigations, training and more so that they can focus on building a roadmap for long-term growth. Learn more about how Chainalysis can help your company grow in Web3 at www.chainalysis.com/genc.
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong and Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
On this episode, Fr. Hans Boersma joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition.”
Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
Alibaba shuffles the deck as it heads towards spinning off its cloud division.
(00:21) Bill Mann and Deidre Woollard discuss: - Alibaba’s leadership changes. - The difference between spin-offs and IPOs for Alibaba shareholders. - If Amazon makes it too hard to unsubscribe from Prime.
(15:50) Deidre Woollard and Ricky Mulvey cover what happens when a stock trades under $1.
As we approach one year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, there is a lot of process. States across the U.S have banned the right to abortion, and some of those laws are having unintended consequences for mothers and families. Reset hears from providers and patients affected by the Dobbs v. Jackson decision last summer and how Illinois is protecting mothers.
Mifepristone has recently been in the headlines after conflicting court rulings about the abortion drug's FDA approval more than 20 years ago. But even before that, the drug had been the subject of controversy. Cover Up: The Pill Plot, is a new podcast series that shares the shocking story of how mifepristone was smuggled into the U.S., kicked off a U.S. Supreme Court battle, and led to the founding of a secret lab to manufacture a copy of the drug. Reset talks to creator and host of the series, TJ Raphael, about why this history has yet to be told and what it reveals about the current debate.
Our colleague Fred Lucas reports that special counsel John Durham testified to a House committee Wednesday about his lengthy investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe, aiming sharp retorts at two Democratic lawmakers who sought to detract from his findings.
Our colleague Elise McCue reports that Randi Weingarten, a major proponent of school lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions, was appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council on Wednesday.
JustTheNews is reporting that a whistleblower at the FBI says that the bureau’s Deputy Director Paul Abbate told internal critics of its cases related to the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol to see employment elsewhere and offered to address the concerns himself.
The Washington Examiner reports that new emails revealed the COVID-19 vaccine mandates were based on a lie.
As we reported on yesterday’s show, ProPublica published a piece on Tuesday saying Supreme Court Justice Alito did not disclose gifts he was given on his 2008 Financial Disclosure Report.
