Month: January 2025

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Lost Debate - The Roots Of The Cali Fire Crisis (And A Defense Of LA)

Ravi welcomes M. Nolan Gray, city planner and housing expert, to discuss his insightful Atlantic piece, “How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires.” They dive into the Los Angeles fires, the media narratives surrounding the crisis, and the politicized responses. Ravi and Nolan examine how certain housing policies exacerbated the disaster and explore the challenges posed by insurance, land use, and urban development in California—while also highlighting reasons to remain optimistic about Los Angeles’ future.


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1A - (dot) Gov: The Treasury, The IRS, And America’s Money

It's the country's least favorite federal agency. Especially around this time of year.

The Internal Revenue Service is responsible for collecting America's taxes and administering tax laws. Which means it draws a lot of ire from our nation's citizens. But the work it does is vital to funding federal agencies, services, programs, and much more.

In the same vein, the Department of the Treasury is responsible for managing federal finances. The public probably best knows it for its influence on interest rates.

We discuss how the agencies work together and how their employees work for the country.

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Focus on Africa - Kenyan court rules suicide criminalisation unconstitutional

Kenya's high court has struck down a law that criminalised the act of attempting suicide. We hear from one of the petitioners who brought the challenge, on why the judge's ruling is important.

Also in the podcast, we revisit the dumpsite in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, that collapsed and killed more than 30 people last August. How is the city managing its waste problem?

And a shop owner tells us about the devastating impact of a fire at one of the biggest open air markets in Ghana, and efforts to rebuild the area.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Bella Hassan and Sunita Nahar in London. Frenny Jowi was in Nairobi Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Federalist Radio Hour - Behind The Free Speech Front Lines With Sen. Eric Schmitt

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on the federal government's push for Big Tech to censor dissent and outline a new bill that aims to give Americans a right to sue federal employees who infringe on the First Amendment.

You can read more about Schmitt's fight against censorship here.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Bad Deal

The details of the ceasefire/hostage negotiations in Doha between Israel and Hamas are not viewed favorably on today's podcast, to put it mildly, and suggest there may be danger ahead when it comes to the Trump administration and what it's willing to do to claim successes. And we also view unfavorably Jack Smith's report on how, yeah, he woulda gotten Trump convicted if it weren't for you meddling voters! Give a listen.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining in the Nordics W/ Jaran Mellerud

Jaran Mellerud breaks down why Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have captured almost all of Europe's bitcoin mining industry.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the CEO of Hashlabs Mining, Jaran Mellerud, joins Colin to discuss Bitcoin mining in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Bitcoin mining on the European market is almost exclusively confined to these Nordic countries – this episode explores why. Jaran and Colin discuss power markets in these countries, why mining has gotten more expensive in Sweden and Norway, the toothless attempt to ban mining in Norway, how bitcoin miners are helping with district heating in Finland, and more.


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:53 Jarran intro

02:31 Why is hashrate concentrated in Nordic countries?

05:42 How has mining there changed recently?

16:33 Cooling Hashlabs

20:37 Finland nuclear surplus

23:06 Finland district heating

24:53 Is Norway banning mining?

29:02 Iceland vs Norway AI data centers

31:25 Public vs private mining

33:16 Bitdeer expanding Norway

36:59 Iceland & Finland hydro & geothermal

38:57 Mining elsewhere in the EU?

41:20 Green manufacturing failing & excess power


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Native America Calling - Tuesday, January 14, 2025 – Ringing in the Orthodox New Year in Alaska

The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Alaska Native and Slavonic languages. It’s a cultural blend more than 150 years after Russia formally withdrew from what would become America’s 49th state. In that time, the Orthodox Christian customs continued to flourish and merged with Native traditions. In many ways, they are more established than in their home country, which saw religious persecution during the time of the Soviet Union. We’ll hear from Alaska Native adherents of Russian Orthodox Christianity about how they’re welcoming the New Year on January 14.
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CBS News Roundup - 01/14/2025 | World News Roundup

Part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on President Trump released overnight. Pete Hegseth confirmation hearings. Fears CA wildfires could spread. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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