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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - What’s In Store With Self-Driving Cars

Nate has ridden in a Waymo, and it was like stepping into the future. Maria’s never been in one, but she’s been stuck behind a lot of autonomous vehicles… They swap human-driven car horror stories and discuss some of the risks and benefits of a future full of self-driving cars.

From the New York Times: The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.

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It Could Happen Here - It Could Happen Here Weekly 212

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

- Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd

- Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News

- Natalism feat. Andrew

- The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #45

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Sources/Links:

Arab Israeli Peace and New Visions for Gaza feat. Dana El Kurd

Bad Cousins - https://badcousins.show/

GREAT Trust Plan - https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf 

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved  - https://www.wired.com/story/a-plan-to-rebuild-gaza-lists-nearly-30-companies-many-say-theyre-not-involved/

Paradox of Peace - https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/3/3/ksad042/7280243

Oops All Gambling, Political Betting Joins the News

https://news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-cnn-prediction-market-partnership

https://www.businessinsider.com/kalshi-cnbc-deal-cnn-data-integration-partnership-2025-12

https://x.com/Kalshi/status/1996233186251075862?s=20

https://illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/ilr-content/articles/2008/3/Cherry.pdf

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/time-galactic-prediction-market

https://dune.com/datadashboards/prediction-markets

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/behnamstatement051024

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/02/business/appeals-court-allows-kalshi-election-betting/index.html

https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/polymarket-restricted-countries

https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-polymarket-after-latest-european-ban-2837953/

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/polymarket-banned-romania-for-operating-without-a-licence/

https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2025/08/18/114882-polymarket-banned-in-australian-amid-crackdown-on-illegal-betting-election-wagering-concerns

https://dune.com/rchen8/polymarket

https://blog.uma.xyz/articles/unpacking-polymarkets-meteoric-rise-in-numbers

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/polymarket-authorized-for-u-s-return-days-after-donald-trump-jr-joins-as-advisor-c3c8b348

https://truthpredict.net/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/boazsobrado/2025/12/04/alleged-insider-nets-1-million-on-polymarket-in-24-hours/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPwUiMPj6w

https://news.kalshi.com/p/zohran-mamdani-cites-kalshi-election-odds

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/tennessee-us-house-7-special-election-polls-2025.html

https://www.natesilver.net/p/sbsq-26-do-prediction-markets-make

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/16/nate-silver-polymarket

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/sports-betting-states/

https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/23501236/supreme-court-strikes-federal-law-prohibiting-sports-gambling

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/1996978855538823522?s=20

Natalism feat. Andrew

https://iep.utm.edu/anti-natalism/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/what-is-pronatalism-right-wing-republican

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5382208/whats-behind-the-pronatalist-movement-to-boost-the-birth-rate

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40660745/

The Insurrectionist Running to Replace Nancy Mace

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0

https://www.postandcourier.com/beaufort-county/politics/tyler-dykes-campaign-sc1-congress/article_c255115c-45cf-430e-b4a4-160a322631e1.html

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67681795/united-states-v-dykes/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/

https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-ii/

Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #45

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/10/2025-22461/agency-information-collection-activities-revision-arrival-and-departure-record-form-i-94-and#page-57209

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5641420-democrats-gain-momentum-miami/?utm_social_handle_id=1917731&utm_social_post_id=619113438

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-use-redistricting-map-challenged-as-racially-discriminatory/ 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/man-charged-planting-explosive-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc-january-5-2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/pipe-bomb-suspect-told-fbi-believed-2020-election-conspiracy-theories-rcna247544

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7869373/1/Return-to-Sunny-Town

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Global News Podcast - Democrats release photos of Trump from Epstein estate

Republicans accuse the Democrats of playing politics with release of photos from the estate of late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, that feature rich and powerful people, including Donald Trump. Also: Thailand attacks what Cambodia describes as civilian facilities near their shared border; Iranian security forces use violence to detain Nobel Peace Prize winner, Narges Mohammadi; the curtain is about to come down on John Cena, one of the most celebrated wrestlers from the world of Sports Entertainment and analysis shows pop song lyrics are getting sadder.

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #505 – “Float the Moat” with Dave Yates

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are hangin' at Disgraceland Studios with our ol' buddy, comedian Dave Yates! We try out an energy drink made by a VERY intense ex-Marine and podcaster named "Jocko". Then, we talk about the life and recent Congressional ambitions of Vince Offer aka "The Shamwow Guy". We chat about our favorite concert experiences of 2025 and Black Shelton and Trace Adkins' "Hillbilly Bone" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, y'all. Follow Dave on all forms of social media @YatesComedy and buy a bottle of Ha Ha Hot Sauce here: https://www.hahahotsauce.com Music at the end is "Christmas in My Coffin" by Nobody's Peach.

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CBS News Roundup - 12/12/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

Despite the historic flooding in Washington state, the governor says that so far there have been no reports of fatalities. Congressional Democrats released more than a dozen photos of Jeffrey Epstein with prominent personalities from a trove of thousands of images. Nobel Peace Prize winner -- and Venezuelan opposition leader -- Maria Corina Machado speaks exclusively with CBS News.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Floridians feel the impacts of climate change

Florida is a state that often feels tangible impacts of climate change, with strong storms and hurricanes making landfall in the state every hurricane season. However, this year is the first time in a decade that the Sunshine State was spared from experiencing a single hurricane. Jessica Meszaros, a climate change reporter at WUSF, joins Kimberly to explain how Floridians are rebuilding a year after hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton hit the state. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty!


Here’s what we talked about on the show today:


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Planet Money - When Chicago pawned its parking meters

In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration looked around at the resources the city had, and thought, ‘Any of this worth anything?’ They opted to lease out the city’s metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters. 

The plan: have private companies bid on operating the meters, modernizing the system, and keeping the profits for a certain number of years. In exchange, they would give Chicago a big lump sum payment. The winning bid was $1.16 billion dollars for a 75-year lease. 

Today’s episode is the story of how that bid got put together, and how it came to be hated. There are kidnapped parking meters, foot chases through City Hall, and trashbags filled with secret documents. 

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PBS News Hour - World - Venezuelan opposition leader makes harrowing journey to receive Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado on Friday vowed to continue her political pursuit to create democracy in Venezuela. This week she braved an arduous journey to accept the peace prize in Oslo, Norway. Nick Schifrin speaks now with the man who helped her escape a Venezuelan government that's been hunting her for a year-and-a-half. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - We Finally Did It: The Niburu Episode.

Tonight's episode: Ben, Matt, Noel and Dylan ask: How many planets exist? According to current astronomical research, a lot of speculation and tons of conspiracy theories, there may be more to the solar system.

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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PBS News Hour - Science - Trump’s executive order limits state regulations of artificial intelligence

President Trump has signed an executive order that would block states from enforcing laws they pass to regulate A.I., or artificial intelligence.The directive marks a big win for tech giants but will likely be challenged in the courts. Jacob Ward, founder of The Rip Current, joins Geoff Bennett to help break down the concerns and the arguments around all of this. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy