Month: June 2023

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Mixed Bets on Bitcoin Following the Latest Inflation Report

Comparing to consensus expectations, the latest inflation report appears positive. But it’s not all good news. “Markets Daily” takes a look at the numbers.

Today's Stories: 

U.S. CPI Inflation Slowed to 0.1% in May; Bitcoin Rises

Prime Trust Unit Banq Files for Bankruptcy

U.S. Judge Rebuffs SEC Request for Binance.US Asset Freeze for Now

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Bittrex U.S. Set to Allow Withdrawals Starting Thursday     


Markets Links: 

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch


This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Cryptids of Ohio

You've heard of bigfoot -- but what about the frogman? Or the grassman? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the strange cryptozoology of Ohio.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Focus on Africa - How Nigeria’s fuel subsidy cut hit Benin

How Nigeria's decision to drop a decades-long fuel subsidy scheme has impacted petrol prices in neighbouring Benin.

Also in the pod: six years since the BBC uncovered a sex for grades scandal, Nigerian lawmakers have passed a bill to fight sexual harassment in universities.

And the president of Uganda was a recent target of disinformation. We find out what happened and give some tips as to how you also can spot false information online.

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Big Technology Podcast - Will AI Save The World + Azure’s Origins — With Bob Muglia

Bob Muglia is the former CEO of Snowflake, author of THE DATAPRENEURS: The Promise of AI and the Creators Building Our Future, and ex-head of Server and Tools at Microsoft. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the latest in artificial intelligence, including Marc Andreessen's essay — Why AI Will Save The World — and the lessons in his book. We also go deep into the emergence of Azure at Microsoft, which he was present for, and how Satya Nadella was able to push it forward despite the cultural challenges.


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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Hip-Hop, Trom Ice-T to Jay-Z w/ C. Brandon Ogbunu

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This episode, we look at Oprah’s love/hate — or maybe hate/love — relationship with hip-hop. We break down two key moments: a 1990 episode about rap music featuring Ice-T, Tipper Gore, and Juan Williams; and then Oprah’s very warm interview with Jay-Z about a decade later.

Our guest for this episode is C. Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

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Time To Say Goodbye - Final thoughts on affirmative action

Hello from clear-skied Brooklyn! 

Thank you to everyone who attended our (first) third-anniversary TTSG summer picnic! And thanks to all who subscribe, listen, spread the word, and otherwise support the show. 

It’s just Tammy and Jay this week, unpacking some complex cultural shifts in Asian American food and education. (5:15) First, Tammy guesses which Asian cuisines dominate Asian restaurants in the U.S. (according to a recent Pew Research Center study). We also discuss what it means for food to be “elevated,” Americanized, kept “authentic,” or *gasp* made into some kind of “fusion.” (24:40) Next, we go cynical on the likely end of affirmative action and debate the merits of other methods of increasing diversity at universities and beyond.  

In this episode, we ask: 

Why has Thai food proliferated in the U.S. while other Asian cuisines trend and fade? 

What’s behind the idea that “authentic” Asian food should be cheap? 

What does the lack of energy around affirmative action tell us about racial solidarities and class recognition? 

For more, see: 

* A dispatch from last week’s apocalyptic smoke in NYC

* The full Pew study about Asian restaurants in the U.S. 

* Zak Cheney-Rice on affirmative action's past and present, plus Jeannie Suk Gersen on The Secret Joke at the Heart of the Harvard Affirmative-Action Case 

* An older piece from Jay about the long, slow death of affirmative action 

* Tammy on the recent Supreme Court ruling that could dampen workers' right to strike 

And, if you find yourself in Portland, visit some of Tammy’s favorite authentic(?) Thai spots: Eem and Hat Yai! 

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