Some of the best songs you can hear this spring aren't on the radio.
Hundreds of millions of birds make their annual migration back into North America in early March. Despite their return to our neighborhoods and backyards to wake us up bright and early, a new report reveals they're numbering fewer and fewer.
The 2025 State of the Birds report is a joint effort spearheaded by a coalition of science and conservation organizations. It found widespread population decline across nearly all habitats and that over one third of species require conservation help.
But it's not all bad news. The report also finds that an increased interest in birding has led to more volunteer data that helped shaped the report.
We discuss what we can learn about our feathered friends and our environment while birding.
The administration admits it mistakenly sent a Maryland father with protected status to the Salvadoran penal colony—but at the same time, it says the federal courts have no jurisdiction over him because he is now in a foreign country. If some of us have no due process, that opens the door to none of us having due process. Meanwhile, Trump's administration seems hellbent on destroying the U.S.-led world order, Marco Rubio is acting very un-American, and we actually do have long-standing protocols for how a president's national security team should discuss a military strike. Plus, Mother Jones reporters show the absurdity of ICE's assertions about migrant gang membership.
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, along with Noah Lanard and Isabela Dias, join Tim Miller. show notes
Ravi sits down with Molly Roden Winter, author of More: A Memoir of Open Marriage, for a candid conversation about the emotional, messy, and deeply human side of nontraditional relationships. In More, Molly shares her journey through polyamory, jealousy, and personal growth, and what it really means to forge your own path in love.
Molly and Ravi explore how Molly’s unconventional relationship structure evolved over time and how societal double standards have shaped our views on monogamy, control, and gender roles. Molly opens up about the intense reactions her story has provoked and why she believes it’s critical to define relationships on one’s own terms. Finally, Molly and Ravi discuss what it means to challenge societal norms without prescribing answers.
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President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" of reciprocal tariffs is almost here.
On April 2, Trump is rolling out a plan that would charge a blanket dollar for dollar tax on goods coming into the U.S. Trump clarified Sunday that this policy would apply to all countries instead of a more focused list.
The uncertainty around and scope of these tariffs (and a potential trade war) has spooked Wall Street and raised fears of inflation.
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns that the U.S. dollar could lose its world reserve currency status to bitcoin.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns that the U.S. dollar could lose its world reserve currency status to bitcoin, criminals flee to bitcoin as monero liquidity dries up, and Ethereum surpasses Solana on DEXs in March. More with CoinDesk's Christine Lee on "CoinDesk Daily."
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How did it happen that Kamala Harris ever rose to the summit? What forces led her there, and what does it mean that she was stopped and that Trump won over her and is doing what he's doing now? Give a listen.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Sam Callahan joins us to discuss his viral research on institutional Bitcoin ETF holders. Sam manually analyzed 1,573 public filings to uncover who's buying Bitcoin ETFs – and how much they are buying. Callahan explains how each fund’s approach differs, how sovereign wealth funds are quietly accumulating, and why these inflows prove that bitcoin has crossed the rubicon into new financial territory. Plus, why pension funds, endowments, and financial advisors are the critical gateway for mainstream bitcoin adoption.
# Notes:
- Median Bitcoin ETF allocation is just 0.13%
- 1,573 institutions with Bitcoin ETF exposure
- Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund has $473M Bitcoin position
- BlackRock recommends 1-2% Bitcoin allocation
- Only 19% of 13F filings had Bitcoin exposure
- Top fund positions range from 5-16% allocation
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:25 Data collection
06:14 Surprises
09:17 Other commodity holdings
11:30 Riding the ETF wave?
24:24 Interesting BTC holders
29:20 Other potential holders
43:15 Tracking going forward
46:22 Mining stock still considered leveraged BTC?
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With the weather warming up, it’s time to exit hibernation. And what better way to get outside and give back than cleaning up your neighborhood with people in your community?
There are a number of ways to get involved, so Reset checked in with Sophie Rallo, executive director and founder of Garbage Gals, Kirstin Quigley of LoveBlue Chicago and Katherine Tellock, executive director and founder of Cleanup Club Chicago to learn more.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.