Month: December 2024

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The Bulwark Podcast - David French: We Are in the Bad Multiverse

Kash Patel is making legal threats to try to silence his critics, and Tulsi Gabbard wouldn't even be able to get a security clearance in the regular job market: The parade of incompetence is so bad that Pete Hegseth is being described as the most unqualified Cabinet nominee in American history—and that's before the rape and alcoholism. Plus, Bluesky v Twitter, Russia is running out of military equipment, and are preemptive pardons a good idea? 

David French joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Steve Schale's Bulwark piece on the Democratic Party
The Southern Baptist Convention's 1998 "Resolution on Moral Character of Public Officials"
Longer version of Jake Tapper clip

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Inside Europe - Inside Europe 5 December 2024

The French government collapses, Georgia’s brutal police crackdown, and the UK bill to legalise assisted dying. Then a Justice Special, featuring 'The Future of War Crimes Justice' author Chris Stephen on the ICC, with reports on Sea-Watch's case against the Italian coastguard and a Norwegian miscarriage of justice. OC-Media website link: https://oc-media.org?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Why This CEO Thinks Bitcoin Could Reach $250K in 2025

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Sol Strategies CEO Leah Wald.

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Sol Strategies CEO Leah Wald joins CoinDesk to discuss the sentiment across the crypto industry as bitcoin reached the milestone $100,000 mark Wednesday night. Plus, insights into developments in the Solana ecosystem and potential SOL ETFs in the U.S. under the Trump administration.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Changing Sex Is Like Taking an Aspirin?

We discuss the astonishing oral arguments yesterday in the Supreme Court about trans medicine and laws to restrict it before turning to the equally astonishing Biden-should-preemptively-pardon-everybody argument that's racing around Washington like the bubonic plague. Give a listen.

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African Tech Roundup - Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria’s Free Banking Playbook

Meet Chijioke Dozie, the co-founder steering Carbon through Nigeria's increasingly noisy neobank scene. In this candid chat with Andile Masuku, Dozie makes a case for zigging while others zag—specifically, charging for value while competitors burn cash on free services. It's a stance that might raise eyebrows in Nigeria's price-sensitive market, but as you'll hear, it's backed by 12 years of hard knocks and savvy iteration. Episode Overview: Carbon spotted a massive gap in Nigeria circa 2012 - imagine a market of 180 million people where barely 200,000 had credit cards. It's the kind of statistical disparity that makes you do a double-take. The conversation reveals how this reality shaped Carbon's contrarian approach to building a licensed digital bank in Africa's largest economy. Key topics: - The distinction between neobanks across different markets - Trust-building in digital banking through institutional frameworks - The evolution from free services to value-based pricing - The impact of founder experience on investor confidence - Market size challenges in African banking Notable points: 1) Carbon achieved profitability in 2018 and 2019, having raised only $12 million in equity 2) The company has processed loans for over 5 million Nigerians across three economic cycles 3) Nigeria's credit-to-GDP ratio was only 6% compared to South Africa's 70% when Carbon started 4) The company is shifting away from digital-only to include offline touchpoints Be sure to listen out for a particularly candid moment when Dozie reflects on two key decisions made during pivotal moments in Carbon's history—choices he admits he would reconsider if given the chance.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Reining In Rogue Prosecutors: How Leftist-Led Prosecutors Use Lawfare To Destroy Opponents

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Don Brown, best-selling author, former special assistant US attorney, and former US Navy Judge Advocate General, joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the left has used lawfare, censored free speech and attacked political opponents to secure their power. Brown dives into what has been done and what can be done to get America and our justice system back on the right track.


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Focus on Africa - What challenges for Namibia’s first female president?

Namibia has elected its first female president, who is she, and what cultural and political obstacles will she need to overcome?

How the rape of a woman in Mauritania has sparked national protests and reflection

As surrogacy becomes common in Nigeria, there is a new bill to regulate the practice.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers :Bella Hassan, Sunita Nahar and Rob Wilson in London.  Blessing Aderogba in Lagos Senior Producer :Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer. Editors :Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi