The Daily Signal - Mike Johnson Wins Re-Election, 119th Congress Begins, Biden Blocks Nippon Steel | Jan. 3

On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: 

 

  • The votes are in - Rep. Mike Johnson will be the speaker of the House for the 119th Congress. 
  • The 118th Congress formally gaveled out and the 119th Congress gaveled in. 
  • Nippon Steel might sue the U.S. government over Biden blocking the company's plan to acquire US Steel. 



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Motley Fool Money - OpenAI’s Magic Number? $100B

Money is the major milestone for how OpenAI and Microsoft are thinking about the holy grail of artificial intelligence – AGI.


(00:45) Asit Sharma and Bill Mann discuss:

- Microsoft and OpenAI’s odd definition of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and Meta’s push into AI Influencers for Instagram.

- One of the tastier parts of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, and the potential ripple effects of surgeon general’s warning about alcohol consumption.

- A few words of caution for fintech and investing in the U.S. in 2025.


(19:03) New year, new gameplan? Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner walks Motley Fool members through his 2025 Investing Playbook, what his favorite indicator is saying about the state of the market right now, and how he feels about Bitcoin as it hovers around $100k.


TMF Premium members can get the full December Stock Advisor Roundtable episode


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(34:11) Asit and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Darden Restaurants and IMAX.


Stocks discussed: MSFT, META, SAM, DRI, IMAX,


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Asit Sharma, Bill Mann, Tom Gardner, Loren Horst

Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Austin Morgan

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The Journal. - How to Make a $12.98 T-Shirt… in the U.S.

After decades of manufacturing in the United States moving overseas, there are calls to bring it back. But doing that is not straightforward. WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner and the founder of American Giant explain how that company produced inexpensive T-shirts in the U.S.


Further Reading:

-How a $12.98 T-Shirt Is Made in America—at a Profit  


Further Listening:

-How One Business Owner Is Getting Ahead of Trump's Tariffs 

-China, an Alabama Business and a 20-Year Battle 


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CrowdScience - Why am I embarrassed when I fall?

When listener Diana fell on a run on her birthday, her first instinct was not to check her bruised hand, but instead to get up as quickly as possible and act as if nothing had happened. She felt embarrassed. Meanwhile, her son Marley loves to watch fail videos that, mostly, show people falling over. So why does falling – something that can cause serious injury – elicit both embarrassment and laughter?

In the name of CrowdScience, presenter Caroline Steel trips, stumbles and falls. She spends a morning with clown Sean Kempton who teaches her slapstick skills, including how to do it safely.

Psychologist Rowland Miller explains why falling can be embarrassing and shares his theory of why humans have developed this emotion in the first place. Then it’s time for Caroline to try out Diana’s predicament herself. If a BBC presenter falls in a park, will she feel embarrassed? From embarrassment to laughter, psychologist Janet Gibson lists the ingredients of a funny fall, and humour expert Caleb Warren explains how they can get funnier with distance. Then Caroline tries, semi-successfully, to make members of the public laugh. Will clown Sean do a better job?

Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Florian Bohr Editor: Cathy Edwards Production coordinators: Ishmael Soriano Sound engineers: Bob Nettles, Tim Heffer and Giles Aspen

The Bulwark Podcast - Jonathan Martin: A Resilient City

New Orleans is the most special city in America, but it's a place that also breaks your heart. Local leaders will have to reassure the world that the French Quarter is safe. Plus, Mike Johnson is bound up in a Gordian Knot, and Democrats are petrified of the wrath of leading progressive interest groups in DC— it's like the Dem Party's version of Trump's Twitter ire. 

Jonathan Martin joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes
Glen David Andrews leading a second line to reopen Bourbon Street on Thursday
Jonathan's interview with Sen. Brian Schatz
Tim's playlist

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Sound Opinions’ Hosts Talk What Albums They’d Take To A Desert Island

Rock critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot can be called the Siskel and Ebert of music. And for more than 25 years, they’ve made a space for people who love music to come together. That space is the radio talk show and podcast Sound Opinions. This month, they celebrate a major milestone for the show: 1,000 episodes. Reset checks in with the hosts about the legacy of the show, standout moments, and what music they would take on a desert island. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.