Month: May 2024

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The Bulwark Podcast - Mark Leibovich: The Oracle of Washington

Mike Johnson may have seen the light in the SCIF, but is he scheming with Trump for Jan 6, 2025? Plus, imagining Gavin Newsom 2028 if we get to keep our elections, Biden's age still makes every supporter nervous, Kevin McCarthy's vendetta, and Nikki, the wild card. Mark Leibovich joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

Show notes:

Mark's "Thank You for Your Servitude"
Mark's "This Town"
Tim's playlist

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Federalist Radio Hour - Why School Choice Matters

Paul Diperna, the vice president of research and innovation for EdChoice, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down the school choice fight and explain how shifting educational opportunities will affect the next generation of students. 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: How the Top One-Third of FTX Creditors Are Boosting the Payouts for Everyone Else

The draft FTX bankruptcy plan is being lauded for paying out more—in dollar terms—to creditors than expected. But it’s at the cost of customers who hold the most valuable assets on the exchange.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Thomas Braziel, managing partner at 117 Partners, dives into the draft FTX bankruptcy plan, which was praised for paying out at more than 100% in dollar terms, but has several intricacies that are drawing criticisms from creditors—including a group that is urging creditors to vote not. 

The episode delves into the nuances of the proposed payout, explaining how the estate was able to pay back more than 100% of the dollar value of the claims, why some creditors are being pitted against each other, and why it might get approved even “over the kicking and screaming” of some creditors. 

Braziel gives his insights into the rapid formation of this plan, the controversial role of Sullivan and Cromwell, and the logistical challenges posed by what may end up being paper check payouts. 

Show highlights:

  • Why the plan that was filed this week is such big news
  • How it was never even possible for creditors to be made whole in crypto asset terms
  • How the majority of depositors had stablecoins on the FTX platform
  • Why there are “inter-creditor” disputes
  • What a "cramdown" is and why it's significant in this case
  • Criticisms of the plan, and why larger investors, especially with crypto holdings, are having their gains socialized
  • Whether the FTX estate made mistakes by selling some of its positions before they 10x’ed
  • Why FTX didn't reboot its platform 
  • What conflicts of interest might arise from law firm Sullivan and Cromwell
  • The tax implications for creditors who are non-US taxpayers
  • How the claims are going to be distributed
  • Whether the creditors will favor the proposal and the next steps 

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Taxes:

  • Thomas’ thread on the taxes for creditors


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Universe 25: The Parable of Rodent Utopias and Behavioral Sinks

What would happen if you built an almost-perfect world, limited in terms only of space? How would people react -- could you create a utopian society? These are the questions John Bumpass Calhoun asked himself during his career as an ethologist, which led him to create tiny 'universes' for rodents... only to find that, time and time again, these perfect civilizations collapsed. Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they delve into the parable of Universe 25 and behavioral sinks.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Has Biden Become Israel’s Worst Enemy?

We begin with a clip of an interview with Joe Biden in 2019 saying the idea of withholding military aid from Israel would be unthinkable to him. And we're off and running with the question of just how damaging and destructive his moves this past week have been. Plus: can you "slut-shame" a porn star? Give a listen.

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Focus on Africa - Why are there concerns of ethnic cleansing in Darfur?

Human Rights Watch says ethnic cleansing has taken place in El Geneina against the Massalit and non-Arab residents. What's the evidence?

Also, after more than three billion doses, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine won't be manufactured anymore. Why is that, and how will this affect future vaccine uptake in Africa?

And we explore attitudes to twins from Igbo Bora, a small rural community in southwest Nigeria which has an extraordinarily high number of them!

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan, Victor Sylver, Charles Gitonga and Rob Wilson Senior Producer: Karnie harp Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Difficulty Drop, Arkansas Mining Bans and AI Mining Pivots

Bitcoin experienced its first difficulty adjustment after the Bitcoin halving, giving some breathing room to much belabored Bitcoin miners.


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In this week’s Mining Pod, Will and Matt dig into Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news including: difficulty dropping 5.5%, Arkansas putting restrictions around Bitcoin mining and large Bitcoin miners pivoting into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

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00:00:00 Start

00:02:07 Hashrate go down

00:06:35 Texas grid spikes

00:10:57 Canaan Avalon A15

00:17:26 Arkansas hates noise & communists

00:25:01 Miners pivot to AI infrastructure


Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday! 


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CBS News Roundup - 05/10/2024 | World News Roundup

Israel vows to press on and defeat Hamas despite push back from the U.S. Contradiction over fatal police shooting.. Stormy testimony in Trump trial. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Sits On One-Fifth Of The World’s Freshwater Supply. Here’s How Local Players Are Protecting That.

Water scarcity and what the UN calls “water-related hazards” – like flooding and drought – are increasing around the globe. As water supplies dry up, eyes turn to water havens, like the Great Lakes region. So how does a city like Chicago meet the need and protect the water resources from those who would only profit from it? Multiple players are coming together to do this under the banner of the blue economy in Chicago. Reset learns more about these efforts from Reset sustainability contributor Karen Weigert, Tikal Industries Christian Guerrero, and Current’s Alaina Harkness. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.