Month: May 2025

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Motley Fool Money - There is No (Convenient) Alternative

Downgrades sound scary, but the U.S. is still the best place for investors to put money to work.


(00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss:


- Moody’s downgrading U.S. debt, and why it’s somewhere between a symbolic and substantial update for investors.

- Whether the downgrade and “Sell America” thinking means international investors are rethinking “there is no alternative” (TINA) to the U.S.

- Coinbase joining the S&P 500, and crypto’s continued march towards legitimacy.


(16:16) Restaurant industry expert and Principal at Technomic David Henkes joins Ricky Mulvey to talk through why more consumers are brown-bagging it for lunch, and what successful restaurants are getting right.


Companies discussed: WMT, COIN


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Asit Sharma, David Henkes, Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Could Birthright Citizenship Case Affect Illinoisans?

President Trump signed an executive order barring birthright citizenship for children whose parents lack legal status in the U.S. and for some visa holders. Three judges have filed national injunctions to block this order, and the Supreme Court is deliberating the case. If the court sides with the Trump administration, automatic citizenship could be denied to kids in 28 states. Reset learns what’s at stake for Illinoisans from UIC law professor Steve Schwinn, Dulce Ortiz of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the Mano a Mano Family Resource Center and Ana Gil Garcia the Illinois Venezuelan Alliance. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1045: Bill Kristol: A New Gilded Age

No, the Trump administration is not focused on the forgotten man or bringing industrial jobs back. Instead, the real estate developer is handing out threats left and right—fresh off his Middle East trip, where he scored numerous deals with Islamofascists for himself, his family, and his cronies. And no matter what he says, the 'Palace in the Sky' is for him, once taxpayers pony up all the funds for retrofitting. Meanwhile, House Republicans are attempting to ram through their reconciliation bill—which is a huge debt bomb and is a big reason why Moody's downgraded the credit rating of the United States. Plus, Biden's cancer diagnosis, Epstein's 'absolutely crystal-clear' suicide, Trump proves Springsteen's point, and the administration gladly takes some of Mexico's worst.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Where are the GOP’s free market diehards?

Walmart had said it would raise prices in response to tariffs. Then, it got a call from the White House. Now, the retailer says it will swallow some of the costs. This has us wondering: where have all the free market diehards gone? Plus, Kimberly reflects on the tornadoes that hit her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri and explains FEMA’s plan to shift disaster costs to the states. Also? Did the GOP really name their reconciliation bill the “One Big Beautiful Bill?”


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Bitcoin Spikes $106K After Moody’s U.S. Credit Downgrade | COINDESK DAILY

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Moody’s downgraded its U.S. credit rating.

Bitcoin spiked above $106K Sunday after Moody’s downgraded its U.S. credit rating. Plus, El Salvador’s bitcoin gains continue to climb. CoinDesk’s Christine Lee hosts “Chart of the Day.”

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Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: The Libertarian Mind

Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.


Libertarianism — the philosophy of personal and economic freedom — has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, and it’s growing stronger. Cato Institute Executive Vice President David Boaz talks about the renewed appetite for smaller government and more freedom.


The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom by David Boaz

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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks Slip, Dollar Weakens After Moody’s Downgrade

Plus: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is handing ownership of Cantor Fitzgerald, the Wall Street firm he ran for over three decades, to his children. And Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is buying 23andMe out of bankruptcy, raising privacy concerns. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Octopus Civilization, Newark Goes Dark, Habeas Corpus, and the New Resource Arms Race

Afghanistan suspends chess due to religious concerns. Newark goes dark -- for just long enough to prompt serious questions. The world witnesses new escalations in the Great Game, as various corporations and countries race to acquire precious mineral resources. Since Ben and Matt always like to end on a good note, this week's strange news segment concludes with an optimistic discussion about octopus civilization, and how ethically fraught brain surgery might extend the known lifespan of that species.

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