Plus: Adobe probed by U.K. antitrust officials over cancellation fees. And Accenture reports higher revenue. Julie Chang hosts.
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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - Vernita Gray, A Chicago LGBTQ Activist, Never Stopped Fighting For Liberation
In honor of Women’s History Month, In the Loop talks about the life and legacy of Chicago’s Vernita Gray.
From when she first learned about the gay liberation movement at Woodstock in the ’60s to her death in 2014, Gray was a pioneer for gay and lesbian rights in Chicago. She and her partner were also the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Illinois.
In the Loop learns more about Vernita Gray’s instrumental work in Chicago from Jennifer Brier, distinguished professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and History at UIC.
For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
The Journal. - Is Cuba On the Brink of Collapse?
President Trump’s oil blockade is grinding Cuba’s economy to a standstill, spreading unrest and intensifying pressure on the Communist regime. On Monday, the island nation’s obsolete power grid collapsed, causing blackouts across the country and exposing the magnitude of its economic implosion. WSJ’s Vera Bergengruen explains the U.S. pressure campaign and its impact. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
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- Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' on Foreign Policy
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Talk Python To Me - #541: Monty – Python in Rust for AI
When LLMs write code to accomplish a task, that code has to actually run somewhere. And right now, the options aren't great. Spin up a sandboxed container and you're paying a full second of cold start overhead plus the complexity of another service. Let the LLM loose on your actual machine and... well, you'd better be watching.
On this episode, I sit down with Samuel Colvin, creator of Pydantic, now at 10 billion downloads, to explore Monty, a Python interpreter written from scratch in Rust, purpose-built to run LLM-generated code. It starts in microseconds, is completely sandboxed by design, and can even serialize its entire state to a database and resume later. We dig into why this deliberately limited interpreter might be exactly what the AI agent era needs.
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On this episode, I sit down with Samuel Colvin, creator of Pydantic, now at 10 billion downloads, to explore Monty, a Python interpreter written from scratch in Rust, purpose-built to run LLM-generated code. It starts in microseconds, is completely sandboxed by design, and can even serialize its entire state to a database and resume later. We dig into why this deliberately limited interpreter might be exactly what the AI agent era needs.
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Samuel Colvin: github.com
CPython: github.com
IronPython: ironpython.net
Jython: www.jython.org
Pyodide: pyodide.com
monty: github.com
Pydantic AI: pydantic.dev
Python AI conference: pyai.events
bashkit: github.com
just-bash: github.com
Narwhals: narwhals-dev.github.io
Polars: pola.rs
Strands Agents: aws.amazon.com
Subscribe Running Pydantic’s Monty Rust sandboxed Python subset in WebAssembly: simonwillison.net
Rust Python: github.com
Valgrind: valgrind.org
Cod Speed: codspeed.io
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode #541 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/541
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Jython: www.jython.org
Pyodide: pyodide.com
monty: github.com
Pydantic AI: pydantic.dev
Python AI conference: pyai.events
bashkit: github.com
just-bash: github.com
Narwhals: narwhals-dev.github.io
Polars: pola.rs
Strands Agents: aws.amazon.com
Subscribe Running Pydantic’s Monty Rust sandboxed Python subset in WebAssembly: simonwillison.net
Rust Python: github.com
Valgrind: valgrind.org
Cod Speed: codspeed.io
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Episode #541 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/541
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Marketplace All-in-One - Who gets to set limits on AI?
In line with the Pentagon’s ambitions to build an “AI-first warfighting force,” earlier this year, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded unrestricted use of Anthropic’s Claude model. Anthropic had concerns. Now the two parties are engaged in a legal battle that could shape the future of AI safety. Kimberly talks with Justin Hendrix, CEO and editor of Tech Policy Press, to explain Anthropic’s lawsuit and why this could signal a turning point in the tech industry’s chummy relationship with the Trump administration.
Federalist Radio Hour - ‘The Kylee Cast’ feat. Dr. Carrie Gress, Ep. 33: Can You Really Be A Christian And A Feminist?
On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Dr. Carrie Gress joins Federalist Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to dissect her new book Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused With Christianity. Kylee and Carrie dive into the evil origins of even first-wave feminism, how feminism serves as a “shadow church,” how feminism has wreaked havoc on men, marriage, children, and, yes, women — and so much more!
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The Bulwark Podcast - James Talarico: The Bulwark LIVE from Dallas
For Talarico, it doesn't really matter whether Cornyn or Paxton wins their runoff battle. Either way, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate says he is running against the billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt system. To flip the Senate seat, he says he is speaking to the hearts of voters, avoiding media echo chambers, and campaigning on being both pro-immigrant and pro-border security. Plus, Trump's broken promises, Cornyn may be more corrupt than Paxton, Apostle Paul's thoughts on God's sausage, and a Shermanesque denial of the vegan accusations.
James Talarico joins Tim Miller before a live Bulwark audience.
The Bulwark Podcast - James Talarico: The Bulwark LIVE from Dallas
For Talarico, it doesn't really matter whether Cornyn or Paxton wins their runoff battle. Either way, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate says he is running against the billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt system. To flip the Senate seat, he says he is speaking to the hearts of voters, avoiding media echo chambers, and campaigning on being both pro-immigrant and pro-border security. Plus, Trump's broken promises, Cornyn may be more corrupt than Paxton, Apostle Paul's thoughts on God's sausage, and a Shermanesque denial of the vegan accusations.
James Talarico joins Tim Miller before a live Bulwark audience.
Inside Europe - Iranian history and the future that might have been
How European intersections with Iran's past might help us understand our collective present and how Turkey might hold the key to an exit strategy from the Iran conflict. Then: European elections from Denmark and Slovenia to rural France. Plus: the intriguing story of one of the most controversial deaths in Czech political history. + https://shorturl.at/h7PDP + ?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss
Global News Podcast - Oil and gas prices surge after energy plant strikes
Energy prices have surged after strikes on key gas facilities in Qatar and Iran, as the Middle East war continues to escalate. Iran has targeted Qatar's Ras Laffan complex in response to the bombing of Iranian facilities on South Pars gas field by Israel. The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the war is on track as the White House asks Congress for an extra $200 billion dollars. There are indications the US and Israel are diverging on their war aims. Meanwhile Iran continues to carry out the executions of Iranians who demonstrated against the regime in January. In South Africa, criminal gangs have infiltrated the water industry charging people for water that should be free. Also, the Nigerian President makes a state visit to the UK for the first time in 37 years, and are doodle dogs a problem?
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