The Journal. - Is the Hottest Investment Pokémon Cards?

Pokémon cards are beating the benchmark S&P 500 and tech stocks like Meta. WSJ’s Krystal Hur has been talking with a few collectors that have hit it big thanks to some prized sparkly cardboard from their childhoods. But are there signs of a bubble and that we’re reaching peak Pikachu? Jessica Mendoza hosts.

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- The $55 Billion Deal to Take EA Private

- GameStop and the Rise of the Reddit Investor

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State of the World from NPR - How are Negotiations for a Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine Going?

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they are making progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war. But European allies feel they've been left out of the plan, which they say placates Russia. We get reaction from Ukrainians on the state of negotiations and from a German diplomat on what the plan is missing

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The Bulwark Podcast - Bill Kristol: The Cracks in Trump’s Power Are Showing

Unrest has broken out in MAGA, and Mike Johnson looks like he’s losing control of the House—which means that Trump could be losing control of the party. And the fear of Trump is morphing into loathing because Republicans are not winning. Meanwhile, DOGE has ended in another total Elon failure: Not only was no money saved, the program’s biggest success was cutting assistance to the world’s most vulnerable people. Trump has only been ‘fixing’ the government to work for his grift. Plus, Mamdani showed real political skill in meeting Trump, but the left needs to cool it with its take that Trump is a populist. As MTG pointed out, he definitely is not.

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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - ‘Wicked’ Fans Can Get An Ozian Fix In Downtown Chicago

If the new “Wicked” movie makes you wish you could be whisked off to the Emerald City, you might want to visit Chicago’s Driehaus Museum. Their latest exhibit showcases rare items from the 1939 musical “Wizard of Oz,” replica costumes, and gives visitors an inside look at how L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic was adapted from book to screen. We talk with the museum’s executive director Lisa Key about what else visitors looking for an Ozian fix can expect. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

1A - ‘If You Can Keep It’: The Cracks In The GOP

The Democratic party has been plagued by infighting over everything from its aging leadership to the war in Gaza. We talked about those divisions on the program earlier this month.

Now, we’re turning our attention to the cracks in the GOP, which over the last few weeks, have only grown wider.

Shortly after President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, the Republican party appeared to be in lockstep. Nearly a year later, a lot has changed.

Internal divisions within the GOP include backlash over antisemitism and the release of the Epstein files. President Trump finally signed the order to release said files last week.

In this installment of our weekly politics series, “If You Can Keep It,” we discuss what these divisions in the Republican party mean for the midterm elections and for its future.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Kohl’s Names New CEO

Plus: Novo Nordisk’s stock slumps after its said semaglutide didn’t slow Alzheimer’s disease in two late-stage clinical trials. And former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has launched a precious-metals company. Alex Ossola hosts.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - DOGE Surges to $0.145 as D.O.G.E Calls It Quits | CoinDesk Daily

Elon Musk's DOGE department comes to an end.

Dogecoin is on the rise despite the demise of Elon Musk's D.O.G.E. department. The optimism is driven by Grayscale’s forthcoming introduction of a DOGE coin ETF. Can DOGE maintain its momentum amid an overall market downturn? CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Global News Podcast - Nigeria to recruit extra police officers after abductions

The Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria says 265 people are still missing after a mass kidnapping from a school in Niger state on Friday. Among those unaccounted for are dozens of nursery and primary school children and 12 members of staff. The Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, ordered the recruitment of an extra thirty thousand police officers in the latest attempt by the federal authorities to bring an end to the chronic insecurity in the north of the country. Also: American-led hopes of a breakthrough in the Ukraine peace talks have been tempered by European leaders who have stressed that Russia must come to the table. A suicide bombing attack kills several people in Pakistan at a paramilitary headquarters in Peshawar. Police said the bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the compound and two other attackers were shot dead. The US designation of the Venezuelan Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation comes into force as Washington ramps up its pressure on the president Nicolas Maduro. South Korea's most prolific online sex criminal is sentenced to life in prison, after being convicted of exploiting dozens of people by spreading thousands of sexual abuse materials using an encrypted messaging app. And how conservation efforts in Kenya are starting to revive the fortunes of endangered Black rhinos.

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