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Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: A Would-Be Home Distiller Fights Back in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury

Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.


An engineer and brewer thought he would take up home distilling as a hobby, but he then learned it’s a federal crime. In Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury, he’s fighting back. The Buckeye Institute’s Robert Alt explains.

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CBS News Roundup - 06/20/2025 | World News Roundup

President Trump says he'll decide on any possible action in Iran in two weeks.ICE stand-off at Dodger Stadium. Triple digit highs as summer arrives. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Up First from NPR - National Guard Ruling, Divisions On Iran, EU and Iran Diplomacy

A court says President Trump can keep control of the National Guard in Los Angeles, for now. Differences of opinion about whether to join Israel's war against Iran are dividing the MAGA movement, and EU Ministers are seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict at a meeting with their Iranian counterparts in Geneva.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Pain in Spain for Airbnb

From the BBC World Service: Vacation rental giant Airbnb has lost its appeal against the Spanish government, which ordered the platform to block 66,000 listings from the country. We'll hear more about how the country is being strained by and dealing with mass tourism. Plus, Greenland's government wants to extend a minerals deal signed by President Donald Trump during his first term. Then, can automation help boost U.S. shoe production?

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WSJ What’s News - Europe Tries to Restart Iran Diplomacy

A.M. Edition for June 20. President Trump gives himself two weeks to decide whether to j oin Israel in attacking Iran. WSJ foreign correspondent Sune Rasmussen describes how European countries hope to avoid such an outcome by pushing Iran to make compromises on its nuclear program. Plus, an appeals court lets the president retain control of California National Guardtroops. And China flexes its chokehold on ra re-earth magn ets. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review – Trump’s mobile venture, online data brokers used to target MN victims, and an OpenAI-Microsoft breakup

OpenAI and Microsoft are reportedly caught up in protracted behind-the-scenes negotiations that are in danger of boiling over into public conflict. Prosecutors say the man accused of assassinating a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker used online data brokers to help target his victims. And, the Trump Organization unveiled a new venture this week: a mobile service and a smartphone. Marketplace’s Nova Safo is joined by Natasha Mascarenhas at The Information, who explains why.

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Freakonomics Radio Archives - Freakonomics - What It’s Like to Be Middle-Aged (in the Middle Ages)

The simplicity of life back then is appealing today, as long as you don’t mind Church hegemony, the occasional plague, trial by gossip — and the lack of ibuprofen. (Part two of a three-part series, “Cradle to Grave.”)

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Headlines From The Times - Sweeping Federal Moves Redefine California’s Parks, Workforce, and Detention Policies

A former prison in California is being converted into the state’s largest migrant detention facility under a new federal contract. Businesses across the state (from farms to hotels) are voicing concern about labor shortages tied to immigration enforcement. And under federal orders, national parks are replacing language about past injustices with messaging that centers American pride, raising alarm among historians and civil rights advocates.

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The Daily - Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

The Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling this week that effectively upheld bans on some medical treatments for transgender youth in nearly half of the United States.

Azeen Ghorayshi explains the scientific debate over the care, and why the court’s decision leaves families more in the dark than ever.

Guest: Azeen Ghorayshi is a reporter covering the intersection of sex, gender and science for The New York Times.

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