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Cato Daily Podcast - Is Congress Tackling Tough Questions on Crypto Regulation?
Jack Solowey and Jennifer Schulp give a review of recent moves in Congress on cryptocurrency regulation.
Cato Daily Podcast - Rent/Landlord Control Challenged in NYC
New York City's strict rent control law also restricts the ability of landlords to exit the market. Tommy Berry details a challenge the Supreme Court may take up in the next term.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?
A new study by researchers at Oxford University has linked better exam results at school with being breastfed as a baby. But how much faith can we put in the findings? Tim Harford speaks to Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University in the US and the author of three books about pregnancy and parenting.
Cato Daily Podcast - When Debate Stops Being the Battle of Ideas
James Fishback, founder of Incubate Debate, believes that the changing nature of debate as a competitive event does young people a profound disservice.
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Cato Daily Podcast - ESG Fans and Opponents Can’t Seem to Agree on What ESG Means
Investing that targets certain environmental, social, and governance goals (ESG) has its fans and opponents, but they can't seem to settle on a common definition. That's enabled all manner of troubling policy proposals. Jennifer Schulp explains.
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Curious City - Chi-Town Is A Pie Town, But We Search Out The Best Single-Slice Pizza In The City
A New York transplant loves everything about Chicago, but misses the easy access to a big slice of pizza on a paper plate. Our city’s tavern style and deep dish don’t lend themselves to the “slice to go” concept, but slice shops have gained traction over the last few years. We go on a hunt for the city’s best slice, and even get initiated into an underground pizza club.
Cato Daily Podcast - Why the Car Market Went Crazy
Among the pandemic, new regulations on auto production, tax credits, and microchip supply constraints, it's been a wild few years for the car market. Scott Lincicome discusses what normal might look like in the near term and why government has made a stabilizing situation somewhat more volatile.
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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Hip-Hop, Trom Ice-T to Jay-Z w/ C. Brandon Ogbunu
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This episode, we look at Oprah’s love/hate — or maybe hate/love — relationship with hip-hop. We break down two key moments: a 1990 episode about rap music featuring Ice-T, Tipper Gore, and Juan Williams; and then Oprah’s very warm interview with Jay-Z about a decade later.
Our guest for this episode is C. Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Gett Off”—Prince and the New Power Generation
Rob reminisces over the first rock concert he attended, where Weird Al Yankovic opened for the Monkees before turning to the iconic force that is Prince and the hypersexual “Gett Off.” Later, Rob is joined by author Daphne A. Brooks to discuss Prince’s 1991 VMAs performance, his relationship with hip-hop, the Jehovah’s Witness era, and much more (1:00:00).Preorder Rob's new book, 'Songs That Explain the '90s,' here:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/?lens=twelveHost: Rob Harvilla
Guest: Daphne A. Brooks
Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Electric vehicles, 600 million bottles and does oral sex cause cancer?
There's been a lot of coverage about the risks electric cars may pose to infrastructure like bridges and car parks. We look at how much heavier EVs are. Plus we look at a new study that suggests a link between breastfeeding and improved grades at GCSE level. Also is throat cancer now primarily caused by a sexually transmitted disease - and are 600 million bottles going to litter Scotland because of disagreements with the UK government over the new Deposit Return Scheme?