Month: July 2025

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: ChatBot Therapists, the Kaikōura Lights and More Strange Things in the SKy

Uncle Benny hips the gang to the bizarre story of the Kaikōura lights. Smells Like Low Tide asks about the latest news regarding the First Palomar Sky Survey Spanish Virtual Observatory. Beer Fairy reaches out with disturbing developments in the world of "AI" therapy. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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The Bulwark Podcast - Marc Elias: An Election War Machine

Texas Republicans are busy gerrymandering their already gerrymandered congressional map, and other red states are looking to do the same—all aimed at blocking the Dems from winning back the House and shielding Donald Trump at all costs. Meanwhile, the DOJ is trying to get state voter rolls and is laying the groundwork for interfering in the midterms. Democrats need to fight fire with fire in blue states. Plus, the cowardice of Big Law, the power politics behind the Emil Bove confirmation, and the pathetic deference Republicans are showing to convicted sex crimes monster Ghislaine Maxwell.

Marc Elias joins Tim Miller.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Let’s check in with the Fed

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged after meeting yesterday, despite repeated pressures from President Trump to cut rates. But not everyone at the Fed was happy about it. On the show today, Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer joins Kimberly to fill us in on the recent debate over lowering interest rates and the political tension surrounding the Fed. Plus, thriving raspberry bushes make us smile.


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ATXplained - Why do sidewalks in Austin sometimes just end? (archive episode)

In this story, originally from our Sept. 2022 ATXplained Live show, KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy investigates why Austin sidewalks sometimes just kinda stop. In the middle of a block. And she does battle with Shel Silverstein.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Microsoft Becomes the World’s Second $4 Trillion Company

Plus, President Trump extends the existing tariffs on Mexico for 90 days. And the Fed’s preferred gauge for inflation was higher than the bank’s target in June. Alex Ossola hosts. 


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Audio Mises Wire - MMT Is Wrong about the History of the Origins of Money

Not only are modern monetary theory (MMT) cultists dishonest about the role of money, they also are dishonest about money‘s history. By taking issue with Carl Menger‘s historical version, they expose their own ignorance of how money came about.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/mmt-wrong-about-history-origins-money

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Marketplace All-in-One - Investors say “aye aye, sir” to AI

Meta and Microsoft shares jumped Thursday morning following strong quarterly earnings, with both companies attributing the gains to AI-driven productivity and revenue growth. Susan Schmidt at Exchange Capital Resources weights in. Also on the show: inflation picked up in June, challenging hopes of a cooldown. Diane Swonk at KPMG explains the implications. And later, Marketplace's Jennifer Pak looks at what Chinese consumers are (and aren't) spending on this summer.