Lost Debate - The Most Serious Trump Indictment, Male Gaming Spike, Religious Public Schools?

In one of the most important cases in American history, former President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday by Special Counsel Jack Smith in connection with Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Rikki and Ravi talk through the indictment, the strength of the case, and Trump’s best defense. 

A recent study found young men now play video games more than ever before. What are the repercussions of this post-pandemic spike? 

Finally, a fight is raging over a new religious charter school in Oklahoma. The hosts unpack the state's thorny first amendment debate and question if this crosses the line between church and state.


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 00:31 - The Most Serious Trump Indictment

 23:06 - Male Gaming Spike

 32:55 - Religious Public Schools?


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The Bulwark Podcast - Trump’s Bogus Defenses

Trump defenders are arguing that the charges in the latest indictment infringe on his free speech rights, but using words to carry out crimes is not protected by the First Amendment. Plus, Pence gets a backbone, and the tough new judge on the scene. Ben Wittes is back with Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Markets Steady and Binance Could Face U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Charges

Plus, bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi is one step closer to refunding its clients.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today's Stories:

Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor 

Binance Appoints New Compliance Officer as Regulatory Crackdown Intensifies 

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Inches Closer to Refunding Clients

Wintermute, a Major Trader, Is a Key Player in Arkham’s Controversial Dox-to-Earn Platform  

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DeFi Died and We Didn’t Even Notice

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Bad Faith - Episode 294 – RFK Jr. Palestine Fact Check

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Palestinian-American activist Omar Baddar joins Bad Faith for a point-by-point refutation of RFK Jr's views on Palestine, the conduct of the IDF, and what fellow Presidential candidate Marianne Williams has called "dated AIPAC talking points." In the wake of a controversial interview on the Jimmy Dore Show -- as well as Briahna's own showdown with RFK Jr. on Rising -- it's worth parsing what is and isn't true.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: What are Ultraterrestrials?

Despite diligent, time-consuming efforts by institutions across the planet, human beings have yet to find any universally-accepted proof of extraterrestrial life. For many, this is a simple function of the math involved -- the universe is just too large for us to plausibly meet creatures from another planet. But according to several fringe researchers, we're just looking in the wrong place. We should focus, they argue, not on life from other planets... but on life from other dimensions. Listen in to learn more about the strange story of the Ultraterrestrial theory.

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Focus on Africa - Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning

Kenya’s government has ordered cryptocurrency company Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, due to privacy concerns over the company’s eyeball scanning technology. We look at some of the concerns around digital identities.

What's behind the spate of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark?

South Africa's Banyana Banyana reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup for the first time with a stoppage-time goal.

Inside Europe - Inside Europe – 03 August 2023

Is the far-right AfD treading a more radical course? A ship fire off the Dutch coast stokes fears over electric vehicles and after leaving Russia, many dissidents find life abroad is not plain sailing. Also: the arrival of Wagner forces near the Polish-Belarusian border angers Warsaw, the struggles of being a teenager and a Ukrainian refugee and is France's Fox News swinging too far to the right?