Plus: Apollo explores a sale of internet pioneer AOL. And Crowdstrike announces a plan to acquire Pangea Cyber. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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Focus on Africa - Mali: Fuel tankers set ablaze
Several fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali after al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who had declared a blockade on fuel imports to the country, attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles. That's according to local reports. A fuel supply blockade initiated by the militant group, JNIM, has been in place since early September. The militants had threatened fuel importers and drivers that they would be targeted while bringing products into the country. Mali's Prime Minister Maïga said, "the damage caused clearly demonstrates that armed groups in the area are desperate and have adopted a new operating method, causing panic in certain places." We hear analysis.
Also, there's concern in Ethiopia after 92% of grade 12 students who sat national examinations, failed. It's the third year in a row for bad results in the country. Why are students failing?
And who benefits from the continued growth of the Mandarin language on the continent?
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Patricia Whitehorne and Makuochi Okafor Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard, Maryam Abdalla, Samuel Murunga and Alice Muthengi
Native America Calling - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – Free speech and social media collide
In life, Charlie Kirk espoused controversial opinions that many people consider repugnant. His violent and public death is now becoming a test for what other public figures—and ordinary citizens—are able to say without severe consequences. Dozens of people, including a Washington Post columnist and a U.S. Army colonel, are facing repercussions after speaking out about Kirk on social media. A Manitoba First Nations cabinet member is facing calls to resign after sharing a post criticizing Kirk for his views. One effort is collecting information on thousands of people for possible retribution for their comments about Kirk. We’ll explore some of the limits of social media posts Native Americans should be aware of in their personal and professional lives.
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Kodee Artis (Navajo), tribal advocate, Navajo law practitioner, bladesmith, actor, and comedian
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: Astrology Tells Us What Bitcoin Is Going To Do in 2026
Erin Redwin, Bitcoin astrologer, discusses eclipse season chaos, Saturn returns, 2026 predictions, and how planetary alignments influenced Bitcoin's creation.
Erin Redwing, Bitcoin astrologer and former astronomer, joins us to talk about eclipse season chaos, Saturn returns for millennials, why 2026 marks the Age of Aquarius, and Bitcoin's astrological DNA from its 2008 Saturn-Uranus opposition birth.
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**NOTES:**
• Bitcoin hit $18K on winter solstice 2020
• Saturn returns happen ages 27-30
• Eclipse seasons occur every 6 months
• 2026 starts new astrological era
• Bitcoin created during planetary opposition
• Pluto in Aquarius until 2044
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:35 Astronomy background
03:37 Erin predicts the 2025 Spring sell-off
05:55 Eclipse Season
12:48 Positive outlook
16:52 Cleanspark
18:11 Themes for the next era?
22:18 Saturn return
26:12 Saturn return applies to everyone
30:19 Bitcoin & Saturn
32:56 Price up or down?
42:47 Bitcoin culture right now
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Bad Faith - Episode 510 – Matt Taibbi’s Free Speech Blind Spot (w/ Russell Dobular & Keaton Weiss)
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Russell and Keaton from Due Dissidence return to Bad Faith to pick up where Zaid left off last week: The curious lacuna in journalist Matt Tabbi's coverage of censorship. As efforts to suppress pro-Palestine speech proliferate -- including the recent recruitment of the censorious Bari Weiss to influence the editorial direction at CBS -- Tabbi has offered a variety of explanations as to why he has declined to cover censorship stories that implicate the political right as perpetrators. The trio also revisit the Charlie Kirk killing and debate whether leftists should tone down jokes about Kirk's murder in order to avoid reputational damage.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Mortgage rates already have a Fed rate cut baked in
Later today, we’ll get a sense of where mortgage interest rates are right now from the Mortgage Bankers Association. And we’ll learn whether Federal Reserve policymakers cut interest rates and by how much. Thing is, the Fed's rate-cut decision might not reduce mortgage rates, because they’ve already come down in anticipation. Plus, Microsoft invests billions in the U.K.'s AI industry. And later, we'll hear why U.S. per capita emissions fell 30% in the last two decades.
Freakonomics Radio Archives - Freakonomics - Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? (Update)
A lot of jobs in the modern economy don’t pay a living wage, and some of those jobs may be wiped out by new technologies. So what’s to be done? We revisit an episode from 2016 for a potential solution.
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array(3) { [0]=> string(0) "" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> int(0) }Money Girl - 7 Dos and Don’ts for Managing Medical Debt
958. Laura explains what to do and not do if you can’t pay medical debt, and strategies for managing it wisely
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CBS News Roundup - 09/17/2025 | World News Roundup
First court appearance for suspected Charlie Kirk shooter. FBI director's contentious hearing on Capitol Hill. President Trump in the UK for historic second state visit. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast for Wednesday, September 17th, 2025.
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Big Technology Podcast - Are 95% of Businesses Really Getting No Return on AI Investment? — With Aaron Levie
Aaron Levie is the CEO of Box. Levie joins Big Technology to discuss the reports that a vast majority of businesses are not getting a return on their AI investments. Levie shares his takeaways from the reports, gives a rebuttal, and discusses the reality on the ground. Stay tuned for the second half where we separate hype from reality in the AI agent conversation. Tune in for a wide-ranging, post-Boxworks deep dive on where AI is heading in the coming years.
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