Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and billionaire businessman Elon Musk are heading the president-elect's new Department of Government Efficiency – a non-governmental agency that they say will reduce waste and streamline the U.S. federal agencies.
But the so–called DOGE is only one tool the president has in mind for slashing the federal workforce. And as more details emerge, the futures of the nation's career civil servants are in the balance.
We discuss what these plans mean, not just for federal workers, but for the country as a whole.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - GEN C: McDonald’s to Meme Coins: Culture’s New Financial Frontier
This week, Avery and Sam dissect three major cultural shifts happening: Web3 going mainstream, creator influence reaching new heights and the increasing financialization of culture.
In this episode, hosts Avery and Sam discuss the McDonald's x Doodles partnership and what it signals for Web3 brand collaborations. They also explore the growing power of creators and influencers, using Jake Paul's recent Netflix boxing match as a recent case study and finally, they dive into crypto's latest bull run and why everyone from 12-year-olds to art collectors are trying to cash in on the culture market.
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- 110M Doodles coffee cups appear at McDonald’s across the US: NFT Collector
- Netflix Says Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Was a ‘Huge Success,’ While Acknowledging Tech Issues
- ‘The world's most expensive banana’: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
- Liz Hagelthorn’s LinkedIn post
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Ologies with Alie Ward - Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion
What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-'ulu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a breezy Catalina Island dock to hear about the ethnobotany and ecobiology of breadfruit from Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln before making our way to a farm tucked away on Hawaii’s Big Island for a tour from research assistant and PhD candidate Dolly Autufuga. On the itinerary: learning where it grows to planting one in your backyard to what’s that white sticky stuff and how do you make sure it doesn’t drop on your noggin? Let’s go Field Tripping.
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the memory palace - Nate DiMeo and Pablo Torre Find Out
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Bad Faith - Episode 426 Promo – Stein/Ware 2024: What Happened? (w/ Jill Stein)
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2024 Green Party Presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein returns to Bad Faith for a two-hour breakdown of what really happened on Election Day. She addresses the gap between the CAIR poll estimates of the Green Party vote and the actual results, our country's inability to conduct ballot tracking, and whether the party will pursue a recount as they did in 2016. Moreover, Dr. Stein addresses pervasive criticism from the corporate center and the left, including concerns that the party is two "top town," lacking labor roots, and needs to be overhauled. Finally, what's next for the Greens?
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | BTC’s $100K Threshold, ETF’s Liquidity Concern and MicroStrategy’s BTC Bags
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitcoin IRA co-founder and COO Chris Kline.
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Bitcoin IRA co-founder and COO Chris Kline joins CoinDesk to discuss bitcoin's recent activities as investors wonder when BTC will reach the milestone $100,000 mark. Plus, insights into the liquidity concerns surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs and MicroStrategy adding another $5.4 billion of bitcoin.
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Focus on Africa - Why is Zimbabwe’s opposition in disarray?
A court in Zimbabwe recently convicted dozens of opposition politicians belonging to the Citizens Coalition for Change party for holding an illegal gathering. Is the party facing a clamp down from Zanu-PF?
How the church is trying to navigate governance challenges for Kenya and Africa
Plus, lessons the South African city of Cape Town learned about water security from the 2018 drought
Presenter Charles Gitonga Producers: Sunita Nahar, Amie Liebowitz and Bella Hassan in London and Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Philip Bull Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Bear Fraud, Iraq and Child Marriage, The Onion Buys Infowars, China’s Peruvian Megaport and More
A Swedish leader is terrified of bananas. A group of ne'er-do-wells get busted for bear fraud. Some Iraqi politicians want to lower the legal age of consent to 9 years old. The Onion buys Infowars. A US defense contractor pays out 43 million USD for its role in torturing Abu Ghraib detainees. Over in Peru, China's building a megaport - and no one's sure what will happen next. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.
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Cuddly as a cactus and charming as an eel, Whoville's favorite talk show host is back on the mic! The Grinch may hate the holidays, but he loves his new celebrity status as a chart-topping podcaster. With Cindy Lou and Max by his side, join The Grinch each week as he stubbornly refuses the joys of the season, cozies up to his celebrity guests — and investigates a brand-new mystery that puts him right at the center of another dastardly Christmas caper. All the children of Whoville's letters to Santa have gone missing, and Grinch is Suspect No. 1. Follow along at the end of each episode to help Grinch and his crew solve this WHO-dunnit in time for Christmas! Plus, tune into Wondery+ as Cindy Lou and Max take the case into their own hands! Starring SNL's James Austin Johnson as the iconic green grump, and featuring famous faces the whole family will love, 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast might just grow your heart three sizes this winter season.
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CBS News Roundup - 11/25/2024 | World News Roundup
Holiday rush as Americans get away for Thanksgiving. Broad support for many Trump cabinet picks. Heavy Middle East fighting. CBS News Correspondent Peter King has today's World News Roundup.
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