Month: December 2024

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Microsoft, Russia Consider Proposals to Buy Bitcoin

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Microsoft's bitcoin proposal to Russia considering a BTC reserve.

Microsoft shareholders voted against a proposal that would have directed the company board to consider adding bitcoin to the firm's treasury holdings. Plus, Russia's plan for a strategic bitcoin reserve and crypto developments in Latin America. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 127: Did The GOP Get The Mandate Memo?

Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss what the Daniel Penny verdict means for society -- and what it says about our so-called "justice system." And as President-elect Donald Trump gears up to take back the White House, Republicans in the Senate are working to impede his "America First" agenda. Certainly this election was a mandate -- but did senators signaling their opposition to Trump's cabinet nominees get the memo?

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Time To Say Goodbye - What just happened in Korea? with Max Kim

Hello!

Today we have on Max Kim, the Seoul correspondent for the LA Times and a repeat TTSG guest to provide a worthy service. If you are interested in what's happening in Korea but don't know a whole lot about Korea history, politics, or even who President Yoon might be outside of a few viral clips of him singing and his incredibly stupid recent coup attempt, Max is here to provide his analysis and his reportage on everything from what Yoon might been thinking, how he came into power, the Korean traditions of protest, and everything else you might want to know that we could fit into an hour and fifteen minutes.

Please read Max's writing on this.

a great piece from 2022 in the Baffler about Yoon

LA Times article from yesterday on "who is running South Korea right now?"

A moving piece about the Gwangju Massacre



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Focus on Africa - Zambia’s Lungu banned from presidential run

Zambia's constitutional court says former President Lungu is ineligible for re-election.  He alleges political interference

We'll look at Operation Serengeti, a multinational attempt to stamp out cybercrime

Plus, a BBC investigation into how influencers are spreading disinformation on women's health on TikTok

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Victor Sylver and Yvette Twagiramariya in London and Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Senior Producer :Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Nick Randell Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Native America Calling - Wednesday, December 11, 2024 – Businesses face new tariff possibilities

Tribally run business owners and individual Native American entrepreneurs are preparing for tariffs and other international trade shifts if Donald Trump delivers on his promise to enact tariffs on good from certain countries. Trump initiated a trade war during his first term that hampered tribes and business that trade directly with foreign countries or that readily use foreign products. We’ll find out how Native companies with foreign ties are preparing.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Saving A Life Can Come Down To Paperwork And Vehicles

Thirty percent of severely injured patients in Illinois aren’t transferred to a high-level trauma center within two hours of being taken to a hospital, which increases mortality. That’s according to a new study from Northwestern that examines the reasons this is occurring and what can be done to improve coordination and communication between hospitals. Reset sits down with the study’s lead author Dr. Anne Stey of Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine to learn more about the problem and potential solutions. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.