Month: September 2024

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 20, 2024

Illinois Republicans called on Democrats to “end dangerous rhetoric” after an apparent second Trump assassination attempt, while the Illinois Supreme Court heard challenges to the state’s assault weapons ban. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more in our Weekly News Recap with Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Ray Long, ABC7 News anchor Ravi Baichwal, and WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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State of the World from NPR - Israel’s Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon Continue

A building in a residential neighborhood in Beirut was struck by Israel, killing a senior commander with the militant group Hezbollah and ten other fighters, according to the Israeli military. It was the deadliest attack in Beirut in nearly two decades and it comes in the same week Hezbollah militants were targeted by Israel with thousands of exploding pagers and radios. We go to the scene of the strike in Beirut.

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The Daily Signal - Harris Talks Abortion with Oprah, Israel Strikes Hezbollah, Mark Robinson Continues Campaign | Sept. 20

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


  • Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday to discuss the Georgia woman who died after abortion pill complications. 
  • Israel launches an airstrike on the capital of Lebanon on Friday.
  • New York Magazine’s Washington Correspondent is currently on leave after an alleged romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy jr. 
  • Mark Robinson says he will continue his campaign after allegations of questionable comments on pornography sites. 
  • Indiana State University canceled a speech from Rich Lowry due to a false claim he used a racial slur. 



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Planet Money - How to save 10,000 fingers

Table saws are extremely dangerous. The government estimates that injuries from table saws send something like 30,000 people to the emergency room every year. 3,000 of those end in amputations. The costs of those injuries are enormous. Are they also avoidable?

In 1999, inventor Steve Gass had a realization: Humans conduct electricity pretty well; Wood does not. Could he develop a saw that could tell the difference between the two?

Steve invented a saw that can detect a finger and stop the blade in milliseconds. Then, he tried to license it to the big tool companies. He thought it was a slam dunk proposition: It would dramatically reduce the injuries, and the cost of medical treatments and lost wages associated with them.

On today's episode: What does it take to make table saws safer? When someone gets hurt by a power tool, there are tons of costs, tons of externalities. We all bear the cost of the injury, in some way. So, it can be in society's best interest to minimize those costs. We follow Steve's quest to save thousands of fingers. It brought him face-to-face with roomfuls of power tool company defense attorneys, made him the anti-hero of the woodworking world, and cost the lives of many, many hot dogs.

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The Journal. - The Fed Finally Cut Rates. What Does That Mean?

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week, after a two year battle with inflation. David Uberti explains how that will impact the economy and we hear from two couples about what they hope this means for their finances. 


Further Listening:

- A Fed Insider on the Looming Rate Cut 

- What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy 

- Trump Allies Draft Plans to Rein in the Fed 


Further Reading:

- Americans Are Desperate for Relief. The Rate Cut Is a Glimmer of Hope. 

- The Fed Aims to Repeat Greenspan’s 1990s Masterpiece 

- Fed Cuts Rates by Half Percentage Point 


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Motley Fool Money - Rates Go Down, Market Goes Up

Low rates are great for stocks, as long as we’re looking at a soft landing.


(00:21) Ron Gross and Asit Sharma discuss:

- The Fed’s 50 bps rate cut, the market’s reaction, and what history has to say about cuts this dramatic.

- Nike’s CEO swap, what went wrong for John Donahoe and whether Elliot Hill has what it takes to turn the company around.

- A new partnership masking bad results from Olive Garden, and FedEx’s signals about shipping trends.


(19:11) Reddit hit the market in 2024, but it’s been around as the front page of the internet for almost 20 years. CEO Steve Huffman joined us to talk through how the company stands out in the world of social media with its focus on community, where it has been and where it is heading.


(33:26) Ron and Asit break down two stocks on their radar: D.R. Horton and Intel.


Stocks discussed: NKE, DRI, FDX, RDDT, DHI, INTC,


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Asit Sharma, Ron Gross, Steve Huffman

Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd

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CrowdScience - Are we mature by 18?

18 is the age of majority, or maturity, in most countries around the world. Depending where you live, it might be when you can vote, buy alcohol, or get married. But what's so special about 18 that makes it the beginning of adulthood? CrowdScience listener Lynda didn't feel very mature back then. She recalls a difficult decision that made her wonder what science has to say about when we’re truly grown up. How developed are we, physically, mentally and emotionally, by the age of 18? And how much does this differ between people, or from culture to culture? Presenter Caroline Steel digs around for answers with the aid of neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, biological anthropologist Barry Bogin, and cultural anthropologist Bonnie Hewlett. And even some teenagers. Contributors: Barry Bogin, Emeritus Professor of Biological Anthropology, Loughborough University Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge Professor Bonnie Hewlett - Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, WSU Vancouver

Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Richard Walker Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-Ordinator: Ishmael Soriano Studio Manager: Neva Missirian

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The Bulwark Podcast - Peter Hamby: Living the Racist Porn Message Board Life

Mark Robinson thinks so much about porn, he wouldn't have enough head space or time to do the job of being North Carolina's governor. Meanwhile, the "Black Nazi" calls trans people and gays filthy. Plus, Kamala's confidence on the trail, the absurdity of the Trump campaign thinking she delivered a gun gaffe —and white people varietals in PA, WI, and NC. 

Peter Hamby joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

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Tim Walz talking to high school bros
More Walz showing how to talk to voters
Neil King's book, "American Ramble"
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: The SEC Thinks Crypto Airdrops Are Securities. Here’s Why This Lawyer Thinks It’s Wrong

Congressmen Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry sent the SEC a letter demanding clarification on how crypto airdrops are securities offerings. Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund breaks down why she thinks the SEC is wrong on its interpretation.


This week, Republican Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry sent a letter pressing SEC Chair Gary Gensler for clarity on how securities laws apply to airdrops.

With billions of dollars worth of tokens airdropped this year alone, projects need clarity more than ever. 

In this episode, Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, dissects the SEC’s stance on airdrops, why her organization believes the SEC has stretched the legal definition of “compensation” too far, and what Congress might ask Gensler in his upcoming hearing.

Plus, she talks about how the SEC “regrets” any confusion it caused for using the term “crypto assets securities,” since the agency now admits that tokens themselves are not securities.  

Show highlights:

  • Why Amanda believes the SEC’s position on airdrops doesn’t make sense
  • Why the DeFi Education Fund sued the SEC over the BEBA airdrop 
  • How the SEC’s position on airdrops has been clear for a while, but is “wrong” according to Amanda
  • Her take on users bypassing the geographic restrictions to claim airdrops in the U.S.
  • How and why the SEC has changed its language around “crypto assets securities”
  • How the SEC’s new position on crypto assets implicating securities laws seems to rest on the “embodiment” theory
  • Why Amanda believes the Supreme Court or Congress may be needed to step in
  • What Amanda expects Congress to question Gary Gensler about in the hearing next week
  • Amanda’s takeaways from the first Congressional DeFi hearing last week
  • How she expects the presidential election will impact the regulatory landscape in the U.S.

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