Planet Money - The case of the stolen masks

About thirty years ago, Yagya Kumar Pradhan woke up to the news that the temple he and his clan used had been broken into. The temple had been ransacked. And someone had stolen two holy Bhairav masks. Yagya says they had been in his family for more than five hundred years – since the 16th century.

Yagya is a kind of Hindu priest for his clan. And he says, these Bhairav masks were very holy. People made offerings to them during Dashaun, a festival held in the fall.

Yagya thought the masks were gone for good. He didn't realize... they were hiding in plain sight.

On today's show: The story of a group of amateur art detectives who use modern tools, subterfuge, and the power of the law to return stolen artifacts to their rightful owners. And we dive into the world of high-end auctions and art museums to ask: Can the art world survive the legacy of cultural theft?

Clarification: This episode has been updated to clarify that the reason the Rubin Museum is shuttering its building is not directly linked to repatriation.

This episode was hosted by Erika Beras and Nick Fountain. It was produced by James Sneed, edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: ARK Sells Last of Its ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF Shares; Consensys Files Lawsuit Against the SEC

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from ARK Invest selling the last of its BITO shares to Consensys filing a lawsuit against the SEC.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today. Cathie Wood's ARK Invest offloaded the last of its shares in ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). Plus, Consensys files a lawsuit against the SEC, and bitcoin-centric stablecoin company OpenDelta, raised $2.15 million in a pre-seed round.

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The Daily Signal - Biden Says He Will Debate Trump, Florida Will Not Follow Biden’s Title IX Change, Similarities Between College Protests | April 26

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


  • President Joe Biden says he is willing to debate former President Donald Trump ahead of the November election. 
  • Trump was in court for day 4 of arguments in his criminal case.
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his state will not comply with the Biden administration's new rule on Title IX.
  • Curious similarities exist between the pro-Palestine protests on college campuses. 


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Federalist Radio Hour - A Dispatch Live From The Columbia Encampment

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Columbia Sundial Editor-In-Chief Jonas Du joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to share his coverage of the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University and analyze what the chaos means for the college campus free speech debate. 


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Consider This from NPR - This former NIH chief went public with his prostate cancer to help others

During the early days of the pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins became a familiar voice steering the country through an unprecedented public health crisis.

Now, he is going through his own health crisis, an aggressive form of prostate cancer. By talking about it publicly he hopes to draw attention to routine screening.

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Consider This from NPR - This former NIH chief went public with his prostate cancer to help others

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Motley Fool Money - Earnings: Chipotle, Tesla, and Alphabet Soar

We’re seeing consistently strong results this earnings season, but the market keeps looking forward. It loves Alphabet’s dividend and Tesla’s mass market ambitions, but is less sold on Meta commingling AI and the Metaverse.


(00:21) Andy Cross and Emily Flippen discuss:

- Chipotle’s stellar comps and future store growth opportunity.

- Why Tesla’s low-priced EV offering has investors overlooking down results.

- Alphabet getting in on the dividend game, and the market telling Meta – don’t spend on AI like that. 

- What Spotify, Snap, and Roku have to say about the strength of the ad market for 2024.


(19:11) Emily and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: Tyler Technologies and Visa.


Stocks discussed: CMG, TSLA, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MSFT, SPOT, SNAP, ROKU, V, TYL.


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CrowdScience - How should we protect our coastlines?

Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea, as well as vital and fragile coastal ecosystems.

In the second of a two-part special on coastal erosion, CrowdScience explores the best ways to tackle this problem. Presenter Caroline Steel visits the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico to see the various methods they use to protect their coasts.

First up: ‘riprap’ – rocks strategically placed to keep the encroaching sea at bay. The problem is, while it protects the area immediately behind the rocks, riprap can exacerbate erosion nearby.

But there are other, more nature-friendly solutions, including sand dune restoration. Caroline picks up her shovel and helps to re-plant dunes, destroyed in the past by erosion as well as sand extraction for the construction trade. The roots of these plants stabilise the dunes, while building boardwalks prevents further damage from humans.

Nature also offers the perfect offshore protection against coastal erosion: coral reefs. These are the first line of defence in absorbing the power of the ocean’s waves. Down on the beach, we see for ourselves just how effective they are. The reefs face threats, but restoration plans are afoot. We visit a nursery that grows corals to plant out on the reefs – and find out about corals’ surprising cannibalistic tendencies in the process.

Featuring: Professor Robert Mayer - Director of Vida Marina, Center for Conservation and Ecological Restoration, University of Puerto Rico Nada Nigaglioni - Biology student, University of Puerto Rico Ernesto Diaz - Caribbean Regional Manager at TetraTech Dr Stacey Williams - Executive Director, ISER Caribe

Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Hannah Fisher Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-ordinator: Liz Tuohy Studio Manager: Emma Harth

(Photo: Coast restoration measures at Ultimo Trolley Beach, Puerto Rico. Credit: BBC)

The Indicator from Planet Money - Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

We wrap up our series on the economics of the video game industry with a triple roundup. Today, how the new ban on noncompete contracts could affect the gaming industry, whether young men are slacking off work to play games and the ever-controversial world of loot boxes.

Related episodes:
Forever games: the economics of the live service model (Apple / Spotify)
Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible (Apple / Spotify)
The boom and bust of esports (Apple / Spotify)
Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees (Apple / Spotify)

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