Month: November 2024

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1A - Recognizing The Outstanding Work Of Bureaucrats

Many of those in the federal government are often depicted as a distant and part of a deep state that seeks to uphold a bureaucracy over the needs of everyday Americans. But the work these people do improves our lives and often goes unnoticed.

The annual Arthur S. Flemming awards honor the work done by those behind the scenes in government

TenaVel Thomas, executive director of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection field academy, is one of this year's winners.

"To be a public servant, there is a certain level of passion that you have to have. Passion for the work, passion for the people, passion for change," she says.

We speak to Thomas and two others being recognized for their outstanding work.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - The Economics of Everyday Things: Pizza (Box) Time!

Today, we're sharing an episode of a podcast that we've enjoyed, and think you will, too! It's called The Economics of Everyday Things. It's made by the Freakonomics Radio Network and on each of its episodes, host Zachary Crockett uncovers the hidden stories behind ordinary things! Stock photos, girl scout cookies, and cashmere sweaters, you name it.

In this episode, you're about to hear Zachary crack the lid open on ... the humble pizza box.

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The Gist - BEST OF THE GIST: TCB Edition

Normally, each weekend on Best Of The Gist, we listen back to an archival Gist segment from the past, then we replay something from the past week, but this weekend we’re scraping that formula and instead listening to an interview Mike did with a podcast called The Commercial Break, hosted by Bryan Green and Krissy Hoadley. It’s a fun conversation, and we hope you enjoy it. 

 

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Motley Fool Money - Valuation 101

Price matters. But how do you build a case for what the right price is? 


Patrick Badolato is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. He joined Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about how to value companies. They also discuss:

- How to put P/E ratios in context – and how to look beyond that metric. 

- Levers Walmart could pull to double its earnings.

- Growth stories for Netflix that go beyond subscriber count. 


Companies discussed: NFLX, LULU, TSMC, WMT, NVDA, NFLX, IMAX


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Patrick Badolato

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Lupe Fiasco On Black Martial Arts Movement, Hip-hop And His ‘Samurai’ Tour

Lupe Fiasco is a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, rapper and producer who has worked with Jay-Z, Ye, Pharrell Williams and more. He's known for his rhymes, lyrics and storytelling with albums like his 2006 debut “Food & Liquor” and his 2011 album “Lasers.” Now, Fiasco is out with his latest record “Samurai.” For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.