Crypto should be one of the biggest stories out of the Trump administration, but the crypto guys are really good at making it seem more complicated than it is. Bloomberg's Zeke Faux joins Tim to run down the ins-and-outs, and the players—including the Chinese businessman facing SEC charges who swears the $56 million he gave Trump has absolutely nothing, zero, zilch to do with his case. Meanwhile, we're about to find out how much Republicans really care about the deficit with the coming budget, and the Democrats must not cave. Plus, Elon's crappy math, America would not get anything out of Trump's deal with Russia, and Tuesday's violence in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz and Zeke Faux join Tim Miller.
It was an abrupt about-face. Last Thursday, federal employees at the agency that manages the U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons were suddenly let go by the Trump administration, with some employees receiving the news late Thursday night.
Then, as early as the next morning, some of those firings were reversed, with employees being told they should come back to work.
The White House has struggled to reach some of the employees it fired to tell them that they still have their jobs.
We discuss what's happening at the Department of Energy's agency for our nuclear stockpile and what this latest firing of federal employees could mean for our security.
Sasami is a singer, songwriter and producer who grew up in Los Angeles. But now she’s based in Northern California, and as you’ll hear in this episode, that’s significant. Sasami went to school for classical French horn. She was in the band Cherry Glazerr, and she’s had a lot of collaborations with other artists on their projects and her own. Collaboration is at the heart of the song that I talked to her about for this episode. It’s called “In Love With A Memory,” and it features Clairo on vocals, and it was co-produced with Grammy-winning producer Rostam. The song is on Sasami’s third album, Blood on the Silver Screen, which is out March 2025. Coming up, you’ll hear the original voice memos that she recorded for this song back in the fall of 2022. You’ll also hear the demo she made in Garageband after that, and then how she and Rostam turned that demo into the final version, a duet with Clairo.
The podcast analyzes Donald Trump and Elon Musk's joint interview with Sean Hannity before trying to figure out what's going on with Trump accusing Ukraine of starting the war. Give a listen.
Today, Jay talks to long-time TTSG community member Kyle Paoletta about his new book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest. We talk about British travel writing, the building of Albuquerque and Phoenix, climate change, Las Vegas and how the future of American cities might be found in the history of hundreds of years of people trying to live in the American desert. What does the desert signify and what can early occupants of these lands teach us about how to survive climate change? Really loved this book and hope you’ll all read it and enjoy the pod!
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Join Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi and Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway as they analyze Vice President JD Vance's warning to Europe, discuss this week's corporate media headline distortions, explain what is threatening the integrity of the judicial branch, and debate the Trump administration's handling of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' indictment. Mollie and David also share their thoughts on the "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary special, "Alone," and Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham.
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Will Reeves, CEO of Fold, is hyperfocused on making it easy to save in Bitcoin. As the new Bitcoin user looks different than previous cycles, so does the modern Bitcoin company. Fold is going public on the thesis that the average American needs low friction options to orient their existing habits around saving in Bitcoin.
Notes:
• Fold vs other public crypto companies
• Different company models each cycle
• Successful (and unsuccessful) products
• Starbucks & airline miles, but with Bitcoin
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:26 Nasdaq listing
02:47 Fold 1.0 to Fold 2.0
05:35 Why Fold holds over 1,000 BTC
09:59 Adapting for a changing Bitcoin landscape
19:08 The reasoning behind Fold’s Nasdaq listing
29:59 Bitcoin's Changing User Base
39:25 Plans for 2025 and beyond
41:44 Reflections on the future of Bitcoin
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We all know the classics: Monopoly, Backgammon, Checkers, and many more.
For some, board games are relegated to the dregs of American entertainment, to be broken out at bad parties and played by candlelight on nights where the power's out.
But for many, a new wave of board game production and enthusiasm has them clearing calendars and pulling up a chair.
We discuss what's driving the tabletop gaming surge and what it means for an industry that's primarily analog.
Experts say the health of millions of Africans is at stake following the suspension of much needed USAID funds. Programs that the US organisation funds on the continent are vast and crucial. What do African governments need to do to fill the gap?
Also, a new report says that the recruitment of children as soldiers on the continent remains a challenge. We hear from a former child soldier.
And a proposal for a fresh approaching in saving the African rhino, but this time, everyone is included in the conversation for conservation!
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Technical Producer: Philip Bull
Producers: Patricia Whitehorne, Nyasha Michelle and Stefania Okereke
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
A legal victory for President Trump and Elon Musk. Growing concerns about the pope's health. Deep freeze in the North and South. Correspondent Peter King has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, February 19, 2025:
