Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2491: Mitch Miller and the Gang
Episode: 2491 Mitch Miller and the Gang: A Look at American Pop Culture in the Late 1950s. Today, we follow the bouncing ball.
Audio Mises Wire - Trump’s Election-Interference Tariff
Like a child with his new favorite toy at Christmas, President Trump is using tariff taxes not only to attempt to centrally plan the pricing of thousands of goods and services in the economy, but also to engage in election interference in other countries.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/trumps-election-interference-tariff
Audio Mises Wire - Is New York City Doomed?
There are real concerns regarding Mamdani. Mamdani is a self-described socialist, and socialism has failed disastrously everywhere it's been tried.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/new-york-city-doomed
Audio Mises Wire - Mistrusting Government about Epstein and More
Exposing such lies is key for restoring liberty. The good news is that the more mistrust of government grows, the easier it will be to find people receptive to our message.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/mistrusting-government-about-epstein-and-more
Audio Mises Wire - Josh Hawley Proves That Republicans Still Don’t Understand Economics
By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating that while Republicans like to talk about free markets, they are statists and interventionists like their Democratic colleagues across the aisle.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/josh-hawley-proves-republicans-still-dont-understand-economics
Audio Mises Wire - Thomas Paine Slaps Congress with His Résumé
Perhaps no publication contributed more to the Colonials' drive for independence from Great Britain than Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense." But what if he had tried to get the Continental Congress to publish it, instead? The following debate might have occurred.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/thomas-paine-slaps-congress-his-resume
Curious City - Who thought traffic circles were a good idea? Do we need them?
Mini traffic circles at the intersections of residential streets might annoy drivers because they force cars to slow down. But their safety features outweigh the inconvenience.
60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Ms. Jackson”— Outkast
Why would the best ever want to stop being the best? Rob tries to figure this out in this week's episode covering Outkast. He proves that Big Boi and André 3000 will always be better together by comparing the tag team effort in their hit song, “Ms. Jackson,” and their split album ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’. Later, he is joined by ‘Last Song Standing’ hosts, Cole Cuchna and Charles Holmes, to discuss how Outkast has aged for newer rap listeners and to share their favorite Outkast album in their self-proclaimed old age.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guests: Charles Holmes and Cole Cuchna
Producers: Olivia Crerie, Chris Sutton, and Justin Sayles
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The Indicator from Planet Money - The story of China and Hollywood’s big-screen romance
No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office each year ... that is, until China came along. The US and Chinese film industries have a long intertwined history, with shifting power dynamics.
Today on the show, we continue our week-long look at the movie business as we explore the on-and-off romance between Hollywood and China's film industries.
Related episodes:
Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA? (Apple / Spotify)
Before La La Land there was Fort Lee, New Jersey (Apple / Spotify)
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Today on the show, we continue our week-long look at the movie business as we explore the on-and-off romance between Hollywood and China's film industries.
Related episodes:
Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA? (Apple / Spotify)
Before La La Land there was Fort Lee, New Jersey (Apple / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
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Audio Mises Wire - The Split over Epstein Tells Us Something Important about the MAGA Movement
When President Trump declared the Epstein case closed, many of his supporters in MAGA objected, believing that the government is still hiding the truth. But Trump opponents claim that MAGA is a monolithic movement beholden only to Trump. This incident tells us something else.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/split-over-epstein-tells-us-something-important-about-maga-movement