Month: March 2025

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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1001: Bill Kristol: Give Back the Statue of Liberty

Trump is taking liberties with our country's role in the world as a land of hope and opportunity by summarily locking up and deporting law-abiding immigrants—including people with legitimate asylum claims, people here on proper visas, and people with minor errors in their paperwork. And it's all being done with intentional cruelty to convey the message: Don't even think of coming to Fortress America. Meanwhile, his tone-deaf billionaire treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is mocking Americans for wanting cheap TVs. Plus, Schumer postpones his book tour as Democrats look elsewhere for a fighter, and Trump throws a late-night tantrum about Biden's pardons.

show notes:

White House sizzle reel of immigrants being sent to penal colony in El Salvador
Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' conversation with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Will Stimulus Checks Send Bitcoin to New All-Time Highs?

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan.

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Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan joins CoinDesk with insights into the upcoming FOMC meeting and how economic uncertainty could impact the crypto market. Plus, the overall sentiment in the industry under a friendlier administration and the promising future of Ethereum despite the price drop.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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Bad Faith - Episode 457 Promo – Fascism Comes to Columbia (w/ Layla S.)

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Columbia grad student Layla S., whom you may know from the highly informative Twitter account @itslaylas, joins Bad Faith to talk about the government kidnapping of her friend and Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, and ICE's deportation threats against two other pro-Palestine student protesters: Ranjani Srinivasan, who self-deported, and Leqaa Kordia, who was detained last week. Layla puts these events in the context of the broader crackdown on college protests under the Biden administration, which laid the foundation for the current abrogation of First Amendment rights for critics of Israel.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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Start the Week - Lockdown and the Covid generation

Five years ago, in response to the Covid pandemic, the government mandated a series of lockdowns, with the closure of schools and businesses and social distancing. Tom Sutcliffe is joined by guests to discuss how such a monumental event could have had affected brain cognition, and whether there have been lasting effects on young people. But he also hears tales of resilience among neurodiverse communities.

The neuroscientist Daniel Yon looks at the cognitive impact of unprecedented events in his forthcoming book, A Trick of the Mind - How the Brain Invents Your Reality (published, June 2025). He explains how times of instability and uncertainty upset the brain’s ability to understand the world, and make people more susceptible to conspiracy theories.

The Covid-19 Social Study was the largest study exploring the psychological and social effects of the pandemic on the UK population. Dr Daisy Fancourt, Associate Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London explains what they learnt about the impact of social isolation. The developmental psychologist at Cambridge University, Professor Claire Hughes, has looked more closely at families with young children, across six different countries, with very different lockdown policies. Although there was a link between family stress related to the pandemic and child problem behaviours, more recent work questions whether the lockdown has had longer term effects.

The artist and zinemaker Dr Lea Cooper has co-curated a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, Zines Forever! DIY Publications and Disability Justice (until 14th September). Zines are self-published works, and Dr Cooper says several on display were created during lockdown, and showcase personal stories of resistance and self-expression.

Producer: Katy Hickman

Part of BBC Radio 4's series of programmes exploring Lockdown’s Legacy

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: South Korea’s Central Bank Rejects Bitcoin

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as South Korea’s central bank rejects establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve.

South Korea’s central bank rejects establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve, Telegram’s CEO returns to Dubai and is free to travel, and failed hedge fund 3AC's claim against FTX jumps from $120M to $1.5B. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Friends, DeFi is having a moment — Uniswap Labs' web app and wallet connect you to the excitement. Swapping and bridging are simple, low cost, and lightning fast across 13 chains, including Base, Arbitrum and Unichain, the new Layer 2 network designed for DeFi.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.

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Focus on Africa - Tigray: Why have fears of war emerged?

Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, according to regional experts and officials. The warnings stem from fresh instability in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where a civil war from 2020-2022 resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. What's behind the recent tension?

Also, why is there a rise in the number of women being imprisoned?

And we consider the legacy of the internationally acclaimed South African playwright, Athol Fugard.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Technical Producer: Craig Kingham Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Patricia Whitehorne Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Native America Calling - Monday, March 17, 2025 – Science excellence

Two Native students are among the recent winners of one of the most prestigious science research competitions for high school students. Logan Lee (Native Hawaiian) and Ava Grace Cummings (Lumbee and Coharie) placed in the top 10 among thousands of contestants in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. It’s the first time two Indigenous students were awarded prizes in the competition’s 83-year history. We’ll hear about their drive for science excellence. We’ll also check in with the author of Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa. It’s a children’s book by Leslie Stall Widener and illustrator Johnson Yazzie highlighting the enduring connection between the Choctaw Nation and Ireland.