Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2387: Plastics
Episode: 2387 Recycling Plastics. Today, just one word.
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Work It”—Missy Elliott
Join us in a moment of 60 Songs history being made as Missy Elliott becomes the first artist with not one, but two songs in the 60 Songs hall of fame with “Work It” added to the mix. In celebration, Rob shares memories from his time at DJ camp as well as a list of some of his favorite songs of all time! Stay and hear Justin Charity join the mix and discuss Missy’s legacy and Virginia’s impact on hip-hop.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Justin Charity
Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles
Additional Production Support: Olivia Crerie
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Curious City - Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
Chicago histories usually start in 1830, but Native Americans were already settled in the region long before that. Curious City fills you in on what some history books are missing.
The Indicator from Planet Money - How Magic Johnson’s Starbucks created new neighborhood businesses
There's been a lot of research showing how third spaces — a place that isn't the home nor the workplace — have brought communities together, even catalyzed revolutions. New research shows that coffee shops in particular could be key to sparking new businesses, too.
Today on the show, caffeine-fueled entrepreneurship. We go back a few decades for the story of how Magic Johnson partnered to build Starbucks cafes in Black and Latino neighborhoods, and how new research has shed light on how Magic's plan changed entrepreneurship in those communities.
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Today on the show, caffeine-fueled entrepreneurship. We go back a few decades for the story of how Magic Johnson partnered to build Starbucks cafes in Black and Latino neighborhoods, and how new research has shed light on how Magic's plan changed entrepreneurship in those communities.
Related Episodes:
Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks
Magic Johnson on basketball, business, and being the face of HIV
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Cato Daily Podcast - Trump Nominees Need Senate Appraisal, not Senate Abdication
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1983: Inventing the Newspaper
Episode: 1983 Inventing the newspaper in seventeenth-century England. Today, our guest, historian Cathy Patterson reports on the invention of the newspaper.
Audio Mises Wire - The Birth of “Irrational Exuberance”
Long before there was Alan Greenspan to turn the Federal Reserve into Casino Central, there was John Law, France's minister of finance.
Original article: The Birth of “Irrational Exuberance”
Audio Mises Wire - Why People Pay Higher Prices for Some Goods Relative to Others
One of the important points made by Carl Menger in his 1871 Principles is that people ordinally rank their preferences, valuing some things more than others. While this seems to be a common-sense principle, it actually has important implications for economic theory.
Original article: Why People Pay Higher Prices for Some Goods Relative to Others
Audio Mises Wire - If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It
Had Republicans not vastly expanded federal criminal law during the infamous Wall Street prosecutions 40 years ago, lawfare would not have become such a potent political weapon.
Original article: If Republicans Are Against Lawfare, They Shouldn’t Have Unleashed It
Audio Mises Wire - Ten Lessons on US Foreign Policy from Enough Already
In this review of Scott Horton's book, Enough Already, we see that the wars the US has waged for the past quarter century in the Middle East have been a disaster. Millions of deaths and a massive refugee crisis later, the unmistakable verdict is in.
Original article: Ten Lessons on US Foreign Policy from Enough Already