Month: July 2024

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The Indicator from Planet Money - The game theory that led to nuclear standoffs

Last week, Vladimir Putin vowed to make new nuclear weapons and consider placing them close to NATO countries. Meanwhile, here in the US, the government boosted its nuclear weapon spending by 18% between 2022 and 2023.

The world is closer to nuclear war than it's been in at least forty years.

Today on the show: The game theory of nuclear war. When can mathematical models help us, and when can they lead us astray ... even to the brink of destruction?

Guest Kelly Clancy's book is Playing With Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World.

Related Episodes:
How to get Russia to pay Ukraine
Congressional game theory

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The Gist - Spinning The Insidious

Phil Elwood was a marketer and strategist who helped the governments of Libya, Qatar, Nigeria, and not quite but almost Syria make their cases on the world stage. He was also involved in the Mueller probe, and had a toe touch with Cambridge Analytica. In other words, he's a fascinating, conflicted, but mostly contrite figure, and author of All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians. Plus, the overstuffed South African cabinet, and a pundit who loved Joe Biden's chances until she didn't.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Could A 25 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit Make Chicago’s Streets Safer?

There were 148 traffic deaths in Chicago in 2023. In the same year, there were over 2 million speeding violations caught on camera alone. In May, the City Council heard arguments in favor of reducing the citywide speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25. But would that be enough to make Chicago drivers change their ways? Reset digs into the data with Alden Loury, WBEZ data projects senior editor. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Chapo Trap House - Movie Mindset Bonus: Interview with Repo Man Director Alex Cox

As a special endcap to this season of Movie Mindset, Will, Hesse & Chris interview the director of Repo Man, Sid & Nancy, Walker and many others, the great Alex Cox. They discuss the Los Angeles of Repo Man, his visual style, his approach to making “political” films, and various genres, writers, and actors he admires. And of course, we get to the bottom of who killed JFK. Alex is currently crowdfunding what may be his last movie, “My Last Movie” on Kickstarter. Please consider kicking in and becoming one of the dead souls:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexcoxfilms/my-last-movie Find the rest of this season of Movie Mindset, including our episode on Repo Man, on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/510340?view=expanded
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Kraken Considers Nuclear Energy for Data Centers; Biden’s Odds of Dropping Out Jump on PolyMarket

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Kraken seeking nuclear energy for data centers to Biden's increasing odds of dropping out on Polymarket.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as crypto exchange Kraken considers using nuclear energy as a power source for its data centers. Plus, Nigeria's money laundering trial against Binance and two executives was adjourned until July 5. And, the odds that President Biden drops out of the race for the White House hit an all-time high of 60% on Polymarket.

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The Daily Signal - Democrats Angry Over Biden Debate Deflection, Judge Rules to Keep Pro-Life Father Out of Prison, America’s Meat Consumption | July 3

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


  • The Biden Campaign is reassuring its own staff that President Joe Biden still has a fighting chance to win the election. 
  • A pro-life father receives some very welcome news this week - he is not going to prison. 
  • Congressman Bob Good of Virginia calls for a recount in his razor thin primary.
  • McDonalds says it is done with plant-based meat and salads. 


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