{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Elegant Ramblings","home_page_url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/json","description":"A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me!","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Smart essays designed to make you think more deeply about the world around us","pubdate":"2025-09-29T22:00:00.000-04:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2025 by Elegant Ramblings","owner":"Elegant Ramblings","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"a22af2d9-2664-4272-be5b-7196982eec39","title":"Episode 27: Episode 27: Movies are getting worse - why?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/27","content_text":"You can check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nAssociated Press - \"Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an 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Earache - \"Music videos made in the 90's were damn expensive \" by Digby:\n\nhttps://askearache.blogspot.com/2010/07/music-videos-made-in-90s-were-damn.html\n\nCord Cutters News - \"DVD \u0026amp; Blu-ray Sales Plummet Over 93% Since 2005 Peak, Dipping Below $1 Billion in 2024\" by Luke Bouma:\n\nhttps://cordcuttersnews.com/dvd-blu-ray-sales-plummet-over-93-since-2005-peak-dipping-below-1-billion-in-2024/\n\nMatt Damon on Hot Ones:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF6K2IxC9O8\n\nWikipedia \"Donnie Darko\":\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko\n\nTop 100 List (Unranked)\n\n100 500 Days of Summer\n99  A Beautiful Mind\n98  Avatar\n97  Babylon\n96  Be Kind Rewind\n95  Beerfest\n94  Best in Show\n93  Black Dynamite\n92  Black Swan\n91  Blindspotting\n90  Blue Ruin\n89  Borat\n88  Brick\n87  Cabin in the Woods\n86  Chicago\n85  Children of Men\n84  City of God\n83  Crash\n82  Dark Waters\n81  Death of Stalin\n80  Edge of Tomorrow\n79  Encanto\n78  Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room\n77  Finding Nemo\n76  Gone Girl\n75  Hacksaw Ridge\n74  Hereditary\n73  Hostiles\n72  House of Sand and Fog\n71  House of the Devil\n70  Inside Out\n69  Intacto\n68  Intolerable Cruelty\n67  Iron Man\n66  Isle of Dogs\n65  Jarhead\n64  Judorowsky's Dune\n63  Kid Detective\n62  Kill Bill Vol.1\n61  Lady Bird\n60  Lego Batman\n59  Locke\n58  Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\n57  Narc\n56  Nightcrawler\n55  Malena\n54  Master and Commander\n53  Mean Girls\n52  Moulin Rouge!\n51  Mother!\n50  Mulholland Drive\n49  Mystic River\n48  Old School\n47  Prisoners\n46  Red Rocket\n45  Rent\n44  Shrek\n43  Sicko\n42  Silver Linings Playbook\n41  Sing\n40  Snatch\n39  Snow Piercer\n38  Star Trek\n37  Superbad\n36  The Artist\n35  The Babadook\n34  The Dark Knight\n33  The Expendables\n32  The Fighter\n31  The Fog of War\n30  The Hangover\n29  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\n28  The Passion of the Christ\n27  The Room\n26  The Square\n25  The Strangers\n24  The Substance\n23  The Witch\n22  There Will be Blood\n21  This is the End\n20  Top Gun Maverick\n19  Traffic\n18  Triplets of Bellville\n17  V/H/S\n16  Walk Hard\n15  West Side Story\n14  Wet Hot American Summer\n13  Who Killed the Electric Car?\n12  Wind River\n11  Zero Dark Thirty\n\nTop 10 (Ranked):\n\n10  The Incredibles\n9   Inception\n8   Eigth Grade\n7   Michael Clayton\n6   Gladiator\n5   Sexy Beast\n4   Manchester by the Sea\n3   Parasite\n2   The Social Network\n1   No Country for Old Men\n\nHMs\nChef\nKing's Speech\nWhen the Levee Breaks\nDownloaded\nDig!\nThe Night Before\nDistrict 9\nPain and Glory\nThe Town\nBaby Driver\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYou can check out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated Press - \u0026quot;Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll 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Ones:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF6K2IxC9O8\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF6K2IxC9O8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWikipedia \u0026quot;Donnie Darko\u0026quot;:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTop 100 List (Unranked)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e100 500 Days of Summer\u003cbr\u003e\n99  A Beautiful Mind\u003cbr\u003e\n98  Avatar\u003cbr\u003e\n97  Babylon\u003cbr\u003e\n96  Be Kind Rewind\u003cbr\u003e\n95  Beerfest\u003cbr\u003e\n94  Best in Show\u003cbr\u003e\n93  Black Dynamite\u003cbr\u003e\n92  Black Swan\u003cbr\u003e\n91  Blindspotting\u003cbr\u003e\n90  Blue Ruin\u003cbr\u003e\n89  Borat\u003cbr\u003e\n88  Brick\u003cbr\u003e\n87  Cabin in the Woods\u003cbr\u003e\n86  Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\n85  Children of Men\u003cbr\u003e\n84  City of God\u003cbr\u003e\n83  Crash\u003cbr\u003e\n82  Dark Waters\u003cbr\u003e\n81  Death of Stalin\u003cbr\u003e\n80  Edge of Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003e\n79  Encanto\u003cbr\u003e\n78  Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room\u003cbr\u003e\n77  Finding Nemo\u003cbr\u003e\n76  Gone Girl\u003cbr\u003e\n75  Hacksaw Ridge\u003cbr\u003e\n74  Hereditary\u003cbr\u003e\n73  Hostiles\u003cbr\u003e\n72  House of Sand and Fog\u003cbr\u003e\n71  House of the Devil\u003cbr\u003e\n70  Inside Out\u003cbr\u003e\n69  Intacto\u003cbr\u003e\n68  Intolerable Cruelty\u003cbr\u003e\n67  Iron Man\u003cbr\u003e\n66  Isle of Dogs\u003cbr\u003e\n65  Jarhead\u003cbr\u003e\n64  Judorowsky\u0026#39;s Dune\u003cbr\u003e\n63  Kid Detective\u003cbr\u003e\n62  Kill Bill Vol.1\u003cbr\u003e\n61  Lady Bird\u003cbr\u003e\n60  Lego Batman\u003cbr\u003e\n59  Locke\u003cbr\u003e\n58  Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\u003cbr\u003e\n57  Narc\u003cbr\u003e\n56  Nightcrawler\u003cbr\u003e\n55  Malena\u003cbr\u003e\n54  Master and Commander\u003cbr\u003e\n53  Mean Girls\u003cbr\u003e\n52  Moulin Rouge!\u003cbr\u003e\n51  Mother!\u003cbr\u003e\n50  Mulholland Drive\u003cbr\u003e\n49  Mystic River\u003cbr\u003e\n48  Old School\u003cbr\u003e\n47  Prisoners\u003cbr\u003e\n46  Red Rocket\u003cbr\u003e\n45  Rent\u003cbr\u003e\n44  Shrek\u003cbr\u003e\n43  Sicko\u003cbr\u003e\n42  Silver Linings Playbook\u003cbr\u003e\n41  Sing\u003cbr\u003e\n40  Snatch\u003cbr\u003e\n39  Snow Piercer\u003cbr\u003e\n38  Star Trek\u003cbr\u003e\n37  Superbad\u003cbr\u003e\n36  The Artist\u003cbr\u003e\n35  The Babadook\u003cbr\u003e\n34  The Dark Knight\u003cbr\u003e\n33  The Expendables\u003cbr\u003e\n32  The Fighter\u003cbr\u003e\n31  The Fog of War\u003cbr\u003e\n30  The Hangover\u003cbr\u003e\n29  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\u003cbr\u003e\n28  The Passion of the Christ\u003cbr\u003e\n27  The Room\u003cbr\u003e\n26  The Square\u003cbr\u003e\n25  The Strangers\u003cbr\u003e\n24  The Substance\u003cbr\u003e\n23  The Witch\u003cbr\u003e\n22  There Will be Blood\u003cbr\u003e\n21  This is the End\u003cbr\u003e\n20  Top Gun Maverick\u003cbr\u003e\n19  Traffic\u003cbr\u003e\n18  Triplets of Bellville\u003cbr\u003e\n17  V/H/S\u003cbr\u003e\n16  Walk Hard\u003cbr\u003e\n15  West Side Story\u003cbr\u003e\n14  Wet Hot American Summer\u003cbr\u003e\n13  Who Killed the Electric Car?\u003cbr\u003e\n12  Wind River\u003cbr\u003e\n11  Zero Dark Thirty\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTop 10 (Ranked):\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e10  The Incredibles\u003cbr\u003e\n9   Inception\u003cbr\u003e\n8   Eigth Grade\u003cbr\u003e\n7   Michael Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\n6   Gladiator\u003cbr\u003e\n5   Sexy Beast\u003cbr\u003e\n4   Manchester by the Sea\u003cbr\u003e\n3   Parasite\u003cbr\u003e\n2   The Social Network\u003cbr\u003e\n1   No Country for Old Men\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003eHMs\nChef\nKing\u0026#39;s Speech\nWhen the Levee Breaks\nDownloaded\nDig!\nThe Night Before\nDistrict 9\nPain and Glory\nThe Town\nBaby Driver\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"A look at the NYT list and what it says about the direction (and past) of Hollywood movies","date_published":"2025-09-29T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/a22af2d9-2664-4272-be5b-7196982eec39.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53287769,"duration_in_seconds":1332}]},{"id":"af54f14a-3a93-47bd-8e91-153c069bd6a0","title":"Episode 26: Episode 26: NYT 100 Best Films since 2000: The Good, The Bad, and The Bridesmaids","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/26","content_text":"You can check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1lqhqqo/the_nytimes_readers_100_top_movies_of_the_21st/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYou can check out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1lqhqqo/the_nytimes_readers_100_top_movies_of_the_21st/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1lqhqqo/the_nytimes_readers_100_top_movies_of_the_21st/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the recently published NYT 100 Best Films since 2000 list","date_published":"2025-09-01T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/af54f14a-3a93-47bd-8e91-153c069bd6a0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67515003,"duration_in_seconds":1687}]},{"id":"3a61b564-5155-4d0c-b958-4ca10a4d7e85","title":"Episode 25: Episode 25: What's Wrong with Abundance?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/25","content_text":"You can check out our sponsor 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got","date_published":"2025-05-16T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/32d76cd3-9030-4804-ae64-8f61c1ad88f5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59196566,"duration_in_seconds":1479}]},{"id":"b5b7e3da-ba60-49dd-84fd-13fe13d8979e","title":"Episode 23: Episode 23: AmeriCorps","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/23","content_text":"You can check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nAssociated Press - \"AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration\" by Hannah Fingerhut:\nhttps://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d\n\nAssociated Press - \"Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts\" by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen:\nhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43\n\nGAO - \"MILITARY 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What he said after disastrous Tesla earnings call\" by Jordan Green:\nhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/\n\nCNN - \"‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days\" by Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby:\nhttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html\n\nThe Hill - \"What happens to DOGE once Elon Musk leaves?\" by Julia Shapero:\nhttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYou can check out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated Press - \u0026quot;AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration\u0026quot; by Hannah Fingerhut:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated Press - \u0026quot;Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts\u0026quot; by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGAO - \u0026quot;MILITARY RECRUITING: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106719/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106719/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYahoo! - \u0026quot;Young Adults Are Reviving Small Towns—and They’re Moving at the Highest Rate in a Decade\u0026quot; by Snejana Farberov:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNPR - \u0026quot;100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next\u0026quot; by Bobby Allyn and Lauren Frayer:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUSA Today - \u0026quot;Is Elon Musk quitting DOGE? What he said after disastrous Tesla earnings call\u0026quot; by Jordan Green:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNN - \u0026quot;‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days\u0026quot; by Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill - \u0026quot;What happens to DOGE once Elon Musk leaves?\u0026quot; by Julia Shapero:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My thoughts on the recent news of AmeriCorps shutting down and thoughts on the future of the program","date_published":"2025-05-04T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/b5b7e3da-ba60-49dd-84fd-13fe13d8979e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51622150,"duration_in_seconds":1290}]},{"id":"1317c948-ce4e-48ba-a729-33a1d806035c","title":"Episode 22: Episode 22: Is a Value-Added Tax inevitable?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"Check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nCongressional Research Service - \"Value-Added Tax (VAT) as a Revenue Option: A Primer\" by James M. Bickley:\nhttps://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf\n\nMcKinsey \u0026amp; Company - \"We need to talk . . . about gen AI\" by Gerard Richter, Marie El Hoyek, and Valerio Dilda:\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai\n\nCNBC - \"How much would a wealth tax really raise? Dueling economists reflect new split in Democratic Party\" by Robert Frank:\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\n\nAxios - \"Why Trump is taking aim at Europe's sales tax\" by Felix Salmon:\nhttps://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax\n\nAP - \"US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says\" by Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak:\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=LCTS\u0026amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b\u0026amp;ei=23\n\nThe Hill - \"5 reasons why a wealth tax is bad policy\" by Richard J. Shinder:\nhttps://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/\n\nTax Policy Center - \"Taxing Wealth in the United States: Issues and Challenges\" by Janet Holtzlatt and Gabriella Garriga:\nhttps://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges\n\nTax Foundation - \"From the Tax Foundation Archives: The Pros and Cons of a Value Added Tax (VAT)\" by Scott Hodge:\nhttps://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/\n\nBusiness Insider - \"What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says\" by Filip De Mott:\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5\n\nBloomberg Tax - \"The United States Needs a Value-Added Tax\" by Alan Viard:\nhttps://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax\n\nWorld Resources Institute - \"US Clean Power Development Sees Record Progress, As Well As Stronger Headwinds\" by Lori Bird, Andrew Light and Ian Goldsmith:\nhttps://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states\n\nAvalara - \"‘It’s inevitable,’ experts say: U.S. states will eventually adopt European-style sales tax compliance requirements\" by Bryan Corliss:\nhttps://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html\n\nScientific America - \"The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity\" by Lauren Leffer:\nhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/\n\nCNBC - \"The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, Deutsche markets survey finds\" by Jeff Cox:\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\n\nMcKinsey Global Institute - \"Rekindling US productivity for a new era\" by Charles Atkins, Olivia White, Asutosh Padhi, Kweilin Ellingrud, Anu Madgavkar, and Michael Neary:\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era\n\nFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - \"What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Japan’s High Debt-to-GDP Ratio?\" by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart:\nhttps://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio\n\nPeter G Petersen Foundation - \"National Debt on Track to Reach Record High in Just Four Years\":\nhttps://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/\n\nPenn Wharton - \"When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?\" by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters:\nhttps://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCongressional Research Service - \u0026quot;Value-Added Tax (VAT) as a Revenue Option: A Primer\u0026quot; by James M. Bickley:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMcKinsey \u0026amp; Company - \u0026quot;We need to talk . . . about gen AI\u0026quot; by Gerard Richter, Marie El Hoyek, and Valerio Dilda:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNBC - \u0026quot;How much would a wealth tax really raise? Dueling economists reflect new split in Democratic Party\u0026quot; by Robert Frank:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAxios - \u0026quot;Why Trump is taking aim at Europe\u0026#39;s sales tax\u0026quot; by Felix Salmon:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAP - \u0026quot;US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says\u0026quot; by Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp\u0026pc=LCTS\u0026cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b\u0026ei=23\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=LCTS\u0026amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b\u0026amp;ei=23\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill - \u0026quot;5 reasons why a wealth tax is bad policy\u0026quot; by Richard J. Shinder:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTax Policy Center - \u0026quot;Taxing Wealth in the United States: Issues and Challenges\u0026quot; by Janet Holtzlatt and Gabriella Garriga:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTax Foundation - \u0026quot;From the Tax Foundation Archives: The Pros and Cons of a Value Added Tax (VAT)\u0026quot; by Scott Hodge:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBusiness Insider - \u0026quot;What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says\u0026quot; by Filip De Mott:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBloomberg Tax - \u0026quot;The United States Needs a Value-Added Tax\u0026quot; by Alan Viard:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Resources Institute - \u0026quot;US Clean Power Development Sees Record Progress, As Well As Stronger Headwinds\u0026quot; by Lori Bird, Andrew Light and Ian Goldsmith:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvalara - \u0026quot;‘It’s inevitable,’ experts say: U.S. states will eventually adopt European-style sales tax compliance requirements\u0026quot; by Bryan Corliss:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScientific America - \u0026quot;The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity\u0026quot; by Lauren Leffer:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNBC - \u0026quot;The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, Deutsche markets survey finds\u0026quot; by Jeff Cox:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMcKinsey Global Institute - \u0026quot;Rekindling US productivity for a new era\u0026quot; by Charles Atkins, Olivia White, Asutosh Padhi, Kweilin Ellingrud, Anu Madgavkar, and Michael Neary:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - \u0026quot;What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Japan’s High Debt-to-GDP Ratio?\u0026quot; by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter G Petersen Foundation - \u0026quot;National Debt on Track to Reach Record High in Just Four Years\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePenn Wharton - \u0026quot;When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?\u0026quot; by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Weighing the pros and cons of a VAT in the United States","date_published":"2025-04-07T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/1317c948-ce4e-48ba-a729-33a1d806035c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63207442,"duration_in_seconds":1580}]},{"id":"534d3b7b-c693-4e6c-adc1-2e7646387519","title":"Episode 21: Episode 21: Overrated, Underrated, and Rated Movies of the Last 25 Years","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/21","content_text":"Check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at 10 films that are overrated, underrated, or simply rated!","date_published":"2025-03-18T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/534d3b7b-c693-4e6c-adc1-2e7646387519.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48071162,"duration_in_seconds":1201}]},{"id":"8393b725-626f-432d-94cf-f555204d9e43","title":"Episode 20: Episode 20: Oscars, Oscars Oscars!","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"Check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nFreddie DeBoer-\"I Would Like to Gently Suggest that Perhaps Everything Everywhere All at Once is Just a Touch Overrated\":\nhttps://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/i-would-like-to-gently-suggest-that","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFreddie DeBoer-\u0026quot;I Would Like to Gently Suggest that Perhaps Everything Everywhere All at Once is Just a Touch Overrated\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/i-would-like-to-gently-suggest-that\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/i-would-like-to-gently-suggest-that\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the last 25 years of Best Picture winners, including my own personal rankings, this year's nominees, and the future of the predictive power of the Oscars. Plus, a drinking game!","date_published":"2025-03-01T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/8393b725-626f-432d-94cf-f555204d9e43.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":138514644,"duration_in_seconds":3462}]},{"id":"b12a949d-5520-4222-8b37-b41c64b71f35","title":"Episode 19: Episode 19: The Past, Present, and Future of Electric Vehicles","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"Check out our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1\n\nIEA.Gov - \"Share of SUVs in total car sales in key markets, 2010-2019\":\nhttps://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/share-of-suvs-in-total-car-sales-in-key-markets-2010-2019\n\nFord - \"Ford Broadens Electrification Strategy to Reach More Customers, Improve Profitability, Continue to Reduce CO2\":\nhttps://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/08/21/ford-broadens-electrification-strategy-to-reach-more-customers--.html\n\nArs Technica - \"Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure\" by Jonathan M. Gitlin:\nhttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/chinese-ev-makers-wont-get-subsidies-from-mexico-after-us-pressure/\n\nMcKinsey \u0026amp; Company - \"Paying up for autonomous driving\"\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/charts/paying-up-for-autonomous-driving\n\nThe Verge - \"Crash of the Titan: a short history of Apple’s doomed car project\" by Wes Davis:\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/3/3/24085995/apple-car-project-titan-timeline-driverless-ev-doomed\n\nDW.com - Apple pulls the plug on its self-driving e-car project by Dirk Kaufmann:\nhttps://www.dw.com/en/apple-pulls-the-plug-on-its-self-driving-e-car-project/a-68421710#:~:text=Project%20Titan%20cost%20Apple%20over,including%20in%20the%20car%20sector.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIEA.Gov - \u0026quot;Share of SUVs in total car sales in key markets, 2010-2019\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/share-of-suvs-in-total-car-sales-in-key-markets-2010-2019\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/share-of-suvs-in-total-car-sales-in-key-markets-2010-2019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFord - \u0026quot;Ford Broadens Electrification Strategy to Reach More Customers, Improve Profitability, Continue to Reduce CO2\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/08/21/ford-broadens-electrification-strategy-to-reach-more-customers--.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2024/08/21/ford-broadens-electrification-strategy-to-reach-more-customers--.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArs Technica - \u0026quot;Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure\u0026quot; by Jonathan M. Gitlin:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/chinese-ev-makers-wont-get-subsidies-from-mexico-after-us-pressure/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/chinese-ev-makers-wont-get-subsidies-from-mexico-after-us-pressure/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMcKinsey \u0026amp; Company - \u0026quot;Paying up for autonomous driving\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/charts/paying-up-for-autonomous-driving\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/charts/paying-up-for-autonomous-driving\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verge - \u0026quot;Crash of the Titan: a short history of Apple’s doomed car project\u0026quot; by Wes Davis:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/3/24085995/apple-car-project-titan-timeline-driverless-ev-doomed\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theverge.com/2024/3/3/24085995/apple-car-project-titan-timeline-driverless-ev-doomed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDW.com - Apple pulls the plug on its self-driving e-car project by Dirk Kaufmann:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/apple-pulls-the-plug-on-its-self-driving-e-car-project/a-68421710#:%7E:text=Project%20Titan%20cost%20Apple%20over,including%20in%20the%20car%20sector\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.dw.com/en/apple-pulls-the-plug-on-its-self-driving-e-car-project/a-68421710#:~:text=Project%20Titan%20cost%20Apple%20over,including%20in%20the%20car%20sector\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the history of the electric vehicle market in the US, from the EV1 to the BYD Shark","date_published":"2025-02-03T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/b12a949d-5520-4222-8b37-b41c64b71f35.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41556582,"duration_in_seconds":1038}]},{"id":"e017173f-2e1d-4a20-b370-6e7f26de5d3a","title":"Episode 18: Episode 18: Looking forward to 2025","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"Follow our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nTime Magazine - \"The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025\" by Shannon Carlin: https://time.com/7202423/most-anticipated-books-2025/\n\nToday - \"50 books we can't wait to read in 2025\" by Lupita Aquino, Arianna Davis, Bryanna Cappadona, Georgina DiNardo, Anna Kaplan, Maddie Ellis, Kelly Vaughan, Elena Nicolaou and Ayanna Miller: https://www.today.com/popculture/books/best-new-books-2025-rcna184522\n\nPatrick Ryan Website: https://patrickryanbooks.com/books/buckeye/\n\nGoodreads - \"Three Days in June\": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213243949-three-days-in-june?ac=1\u0026amp;from_search=true\u0026amp;qid=YbU3RWncIh\u0026amp;rank=4","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFollow our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTime Magazine - \u0026quot;The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025\u0026quot; by Shannon Carlin: \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7202423/most-anticipated-books-2025/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://time.com/7202423/most-anticipated-books-2025/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday - \u0026quot;50 books we can\u0026#39;t wait to read in 2025\u0026quot; by Lupita Aquino, Arianna Davis, Bryanna Cappadona, Georgina DiNardo, Anna Kaplan, Maddie Ellis, Kelly Vaughan, Elena Nicolaou and Ayanna Miller: \u003ca href=\"https://www.today.com/popculture/books/best-new-books-2025-rcna184522\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.today.com/popculture/books/best-new-books-2025-rcna184522\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick Ryan Website: \u003ca href=\"https://patrickryanbooks.com/books/buckeye/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://patrickryanbooks.com/books/buckeye/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoodreads - \u0026quot;Three Days in June\u0026quot;: \u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213243949-three-days-in-june?ac=1\u0026from_search=true\u0026qid=YbU3RWncIh\u0026rank=4\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213243949-three-days-in-june?ac=1\u0026amp;from_search=true\u0026amp;qid=YbU3RWncIh\u0026amp;rank=4\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the movies, books, and music coming out over the next year","date_published":"2025-01-20T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/e017173f-2e1d-4a20-b370-6e7f26de5d3a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24080321,"duration_in_seconds":575}]},{"id":"6fc4fe6e-3ebc-4636-8981-0023397010cb","title":"Episode 17: Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"Please check out our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nNBC - \"Exit Polls\"\nhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls\n\nTexas Tribune \"Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters\" by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -\nhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/\n\nNPR - \"They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump\" by Sarah Varney - \nhttps://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris\n\nCBS - \"National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)\" -\nhttps://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/\n\nPew Research - \"Newspapers Fact Sheet\" - \nhttps://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/\n\nSilver Bulletin - \"Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate\" by Nate Silver -\nhttps://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level\n\nReuters - \"Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis\" by Sharon Bernstein - \nhttps://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/\n\nPolitiFact - \"Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?\" by Chris Nichols -\nhttps://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/\n\nRoper Center - \"How Groups Voted in 2020\" - \nhttps://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020\n\nForbes - \"Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors\" by Alison Durkee - \nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/\n\nForbes - \"Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan\" by Jamie Gold -\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/\n\nHeathStory - \"2024 Harris 'White Dudes for Harris' Ad\" \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA\n\nThe Lincoln Project - \"Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is\" \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA\n\nThe Cut - \"What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals\" by By Andrea González-Ramírez -\nhttps://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html\n\nUSA Today - \"How Clinton lost 'blue wall' states of Mich., Pa., Wis.\" by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -\nhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/\n\nCNN - \"7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election\" by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html\n\nVox - \"One striking pattern hidden in the election results\" by Andrew Prokop - \nhttps://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates\n\nLA Times - \"Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals\" by Matt Brown -\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=LCTS\u0026amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd\u0026amp;ei=11\n\nCBS News - \"How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results\" by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -\nhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/\n\nPBS - \"Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company\" -\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA\n\nTED Talk - \"How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED\"\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E\n\nBiennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease check out our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNBC - \u0026quot;Exit Polls\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTexas Tribune \u0026quot;Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters\u0026quot; by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNPR - \u0026quot;They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump\u0026quot; by Sarah Varney - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBS - \u0026quot;National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)\u0026quot; -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePew Research - \u0026quot;Newspapers Fact Sheet\u0026quot; - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Bulletin - \u0026quot;Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate\u0026quot; by Nate Silver -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReuters - \u0026quot;Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis\u0026quot; by Sharon Bernstein - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolitiFact - \u0026quot;Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?\u0026quot; by Chris Nichols -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoper Center - \u0026quot;How Groups Voted in 2020\u0026quot; - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForbes - \u0026quot;Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors\u0026quot; by Alison Durkee - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForbes - \u0026quot;Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan\u0026quot; by Jamie Gold -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeathStory - \u0026quot;2024 Harris \u0026#39;White Dudes for Harris\u0026#39; Ad\u0026quot; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lincoln Project - \u0026quot;Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is\u0026quot; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cut - \u0026quot;What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals\u0026quot; by By Andrea González-Ramírez -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUSA Today - \u0026quot;How Clinton lost \u0026#39;blue wall\u0026#39; states of Mich., Pa., Wis.\u0026quot; by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNN - \u0026quot;7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election\u0026quot; by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVox - \u0026quot;One striking pattern hidden in the election results\u0026quot; by Andrew Prokop - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLA Times - \u0026quot;Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals\u0026quot; by Matt Brown -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp\u0026pc=LCTS\u0026cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd\u0026ei=11\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=LCTS\u0026amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd\u0026amp;ei=11\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBS News - \u0026quot;How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results\u0026quot; by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePBS - \u0026quot;Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company\u0026quot; -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTED Talk - \u0026quot;How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBiennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the results of the 2024 presidential election, thoughts and takeaways","date_published":"2024-12-01T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/6fc4fe6e-3ebc-4636-8981-0023397010cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85169410,"duration_in_seconds":2129}]},{"id":"a9de00e1-fb54-47cf-b894-077ba01fcf14","title":"Episode 16: Episode 16: What About Bob?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"Check out our sponsor, Another Book Review:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nBBC \"Bob Dylan Sells Rights to all his songs to Universal Music Group\" \nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55213529\n\nThe Hustle  \"The economics of Broadway shows\" by Mark Dent -\nhttps://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-broadway-shows\n\nBillboard \"Top 10 Highest-Grossing Rock Tours of 2023\" by Eric Frankenberg -\nhttps://www.billboard.com/lists/top-rock-tours-2023-list/phish/\n\nComingSoon.net \"Bob Dylan Net Worth 2024: How Much Money Does He Make?\" by Vritti Johar -\nhttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-dylan-net-worth-2024-023444353.html\n\nVariety \"Bob Dylan Sells Recorded-Music Catalog to Sony Music\" by Jem Aswad -\nhttps://variety.com/2022/music/news/bob-dylan-sells-recorded-music-catalog-to-sony-music-1235161614/\n\nVariety  \"AM and FM Radio Do Not Pay Royalties to Artists — That’s Un-American: Guest Post by Senators Alex Padilla and Marsha Blackburn\" by Variety Staff - \nhttps://variety.com/2023/music/opinion/radio-royalties-un-american-senators-alex-padilla-marsha-blackburn-1235650283/\n\nBob Dylan - Spotify Top Songs\nhttps://kworb.net/spotify/artist/74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX_songs.html\n\nDitto \"What Are Mechanical Royalties? Explained for Musicians\"\nhttps://dittomusic.com/en/blog/what-are-mechanical-royalties-explained-for-musicians/#:~:text=Music%20copyrights%20are%20split%20into%20two%20parts.%20One,are%20paid%20in%20relation%20to%20a%20song%E2%80%99s%20composition.\n\nGrammys \"The Expanding Universe of Music Sync: How It Works, Understanding The Opportunities\" by Bill Kopp -\nhttps://www.grammy.com/news/music-sync-explainer-how-it-works-opportunities-getting-paid-future-of-sync\n\nThe Economics of Everyday Things: Episode 3 - My Sharona -\nhttps://freakonomics.com/podcast/my-sharona/\n\nBillboard \"Music Synch Revenue Is Growing Faster Than Ever\" by Glenn Peoples -\nhttps://www.billboard.com/pro/music-synch-revenue-tv-film-growing/\n\nBBC \"Gig ticket prices have doubled since 1990s\" by James Graham -\nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-42982769\n\nVox \"The real reason it costs so much to go to a concert\" by Whizy Kim -\nhttps://www.vox.com/money/24159044/concert-tickets-ticketmaster-scalpers-expensive","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor, Another Book Review:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBBC \u0026quot;Bob Dylan Sells Rights to all his songs to Universal Music Group\u0026quot; \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55213529\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55213529\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hustle  \u0026quot;The economics of Broadway shows\u0026quot; by Mark Dent -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-broadway-shows\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-broadway-shows\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBillboard \u0026quot;Top 10 Highest-Grossing Rock Tours of 2023\u0026quot; by Eric Frankenberg -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-rock-tours-2023-list/phish/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.billboard.com/lists/top-rock-tours-2023-list/phish/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComingSoon.net \u0026quot;Bob Dylan Net Worth 2024: How Much Money Does He Make?\u0026quot; by Vritti Johar -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-dylan-net-worth-2024-023444353.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bob-dylan-net-worth-2024-023444353.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVariety \u0026quot;Bob Dylan Sells Recorded-Music Catalog to Sony Music\u0026quot; by Jem Aswad -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2022/music/news/bob-dylan-sells-recorded-music-catalog-to-sony-music-1235161614/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://variety.com/2022/music/news/bob-dylan-sells-recorded-music-catalog-to-sony-music-1235161614/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVariety  \u0026quot;AM and FM Radio Do Not Pay Royalties to Artists — That’s Un-American: Guest Post by Senators Alex Padilla and Marsha Blackburn\u0026quot; by Variety Staff - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2023/music/opinion/radio-royalties-un-american-senators-alex-padilla-marsha-blackburn-1235650283/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://variety.com/2023/music/opinion/radio-royalties-un-american-senators-alex-padilla-marsha-blackburn-1235650283/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBob Dylan - Spotify Top Songs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX_songs.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://kworb.net/spotify/artist/74ASZWbe4lXaubB36ztrGX_songs.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDitto \u0026quot;What Are Mechanical Royalties? Explained for Musicians\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://dittomusic.com/en/blog/what-are-mechanical-royalties-explained-for-musicians/#:%7E:text=Music%20copyrights%20are%20split%20into%20two%20parts.%20One,are%20paid%20in%20relation%20to%20a%20song%E2%80%99s%20composition\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://dittomusic.com/en/blog/what-are-mechanical-royalties-explained-for-musicians/#:~:text=Music%20copyrights%20are%20split%20into%20two%20parts.%20One,are%20paid%20in%20relation%20to%20a%20song%E2%80%99s%20composition\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrammys \u0026quot;The Expanding Universe of Music Sync: How It Works, Understanding The Opportunities\u0026quot; by Bill Kopp -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.grammy.com/news/music-sync-explainer-how-it-works-opportunities-getting-paid-future-of-sync\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.grammy.com/news/music-sync-explainer-how-it-works-opportunities-getting-paid-future-of-sync\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Economics of Everyday Things: Episode 3 - My Sharona -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/my-sharona/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://freakonomics.com/podcast/my-sharona/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBillboard \u0026quot;Music Synch Revenue Is Growing Faster Than Ever\u0026quot; by Glenn Peoples -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-synch-revenue-tv-film-growing/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.billboard.com/pro/music-synch-revenue-tv-film-growing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBBC \u0026quot;Gig ticket prices have doubled since 1990s\u0026quot; by James Graham -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42982769\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-42982769\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVox \u0026quot;The real reason it costs so much to go to a concert\u0026quot; by Whizy Kim -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/money/24159044/concert-tickets-ticketmaster-scalpers-expensive\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vox.com/money/24159044/concert-tickets-ticketmaster-scalpers-expensive\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A look at the workings of rock stars selling their catalogs, with Bob Dylan as an example","date_published":"2024-10-24T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/a9de00e1-fb54-47cf-b894-077ba01fcf14.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77320025,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"fbdc4c7c-0eed-47b5-9bc4-9beee50f3a63","title":"Episode 15: Episode 15: UBI - Dream or Nightmare?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"Please check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nVox - \"Everywhere UBI has been tried, in one map\" by Sigal Samuel:\nhttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map\n\nEvonomics - \"Capitalism’s Core Problem: The Case for Universal Property\" by Peter Barnes:\nhttps://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:~:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born.\n\nTaxFoundation.org - \"Does Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” Proposal Add Up?\" by Kyle Pomerleau:\nhttps://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/\n\nFactCheck.org - \"How Much Will the ‘Green New Deal’ Cost?\" by Jessica McDonald:\nhttps://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1\u0026amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE\n\nForbes - \"The Surprising Cost Of Biden’s Free College Tuition Plan\" by Rob Berger:\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2020/09/04/the-surprising-cost-of-bidens-free-college-tuition-plan/\n\nUS Department of Education - \"First-Generation Students - College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor's Outcomes\" by Emily Forrest Cataldi, Christopher T: Bennett, \u0026amp; Xianglei Chen:\nhttps://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018421.pdf\n\nMSBNC - \"What billionaires and business titans say about cash handouts in 2017 (Hint: lots!)\" by Catherine Clifford:\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\n\nMagenta Health Japan - \"Robots \u0026amp; their Contribution to Aged Care\":\nhttps://magentahealthjapan.com/robots-their-contribution-to-aged-care/#:~:text=The%20government%20is%20funding%20development%20of%20these%20robots,to%20over%205%2C000%20facilities%20all%20over%20the%20country\n\nNexford University - \"How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030\" by Mark Talmage-Rostron:\nhttps://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs\n\nUniversity of New Hampshire - \"More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth\" by Kennth Johnson:\nhttps://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:~:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease check out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVox - \u0026quot;Everywhere UBI has been tried, in one map\u0026quot; by Sigal Samuel:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvonomics - \u0026quot;Capitalism’s Core Problem: The Case for Universal Property\u0026quot; by Peter Barnes:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:%7E:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:~:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaxFoundation.org - \u0026quot;Does Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” Proposal Add Up?\u0026quot; by Kyle Pomerleau:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFactCheck.org - \u0026quot;How Much Will the ‘Green New Deal’ Cost?\u0026quot; by Jessica McDonald:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1\u0026gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1\u0026amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForbes - \u0026quot;The Surprising Cost Of Biden’s Free College Tuition Plan\u0026quot; by Rob Berger:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2020/09/04/the-surprising-cost-of-bidens-free-college-tuition-plan/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/robertberger/2020/09/04/the-surprising-cost-of-bidens-free-college-tuition-plan/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUS Department of Education - \u0026quot;First-Generation Students - College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor\u0026#39;s Outcomes\u0026quot; by Emily Forrest Cataldi, Christopher T: Bennett, \u0026amp; Xianglei Chen:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018421.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018421.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMSBNC - \u0026quot;What billionaires and business titans say about cash handouts in 2017 (Hint: lots!)\u0026quot; by Catherine Clifford:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:%7E:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMagenta Health Japan - \u0026quot;Robots \u0026amp; their Contribution to Aged Care\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://magentahealthjapan.com/robots-their-contribution-to-aged-care/#:%7E:text=The%20government%20is%20funding%20development%20of%20these%20robots,to%20over%205%2C000%20facilities%20all%20over%20the%20country\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://magentahealthjapan.com/robots-their-contribution-to-aged-care/#:~:text=The%20government%20is%20funding%20development%20of%20these%20robots,to%20over%205%2C000%20facilities%20all%20over%20the%20country\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNexford University - \u0026quot;How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030\u0026quot; by Mark Talmage-Rostron:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUniversity of New Hampshire - \u0026quot;More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth\u0026quot; by Kennth Johnson:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:%7E:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:~:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the possibility of a UBI, pros and cons, and possible ramifications if it comes to pass","date_published":"2024-09-27T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/fbdc4c7c-0eed-47b5-9bc4-9beee50f3a63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65172247,"duration_in_seconds":1602}]},{"id":"94be2745-7784-4ae6-8a2a-4336ccba4483","title":"Episode 14: Episode 14: Election 2024 - This time it's Global","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"Please check out our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nProject 2025 Explained: Democrats Assail Controversial Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump At DNC\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/\n\nWhat could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?\nhttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world\n\nTrump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers\nhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/\n\nTrump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term\nhttps://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade\n\nImagining Trump 2.0: Six scary policy scenarios for a second term\nhttps://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/\n\nNational Health Expenditure Projections 2023-2032\nhttps://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf\n\nHarris stands by Israel's right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is 'heartbreaking'\nhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893\n\nWhat a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like\nhttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143\n\nWill a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?\nhttps://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/\n\nA graphical look at scenarios for the US defense budget through 2027\nhttps://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/\n\nWould a Trump presidency change China's calculations on Taiwan?\nhttps://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan\n\nWhy Ukraine’s generals may have rolled the dice on an incursion into Russia\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html\n\n\nViews of Ukraine and U.S. involvement with the Russia-Ukraine war\nhttps://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/\n\n\nTaiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?\nhttps://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china\n\nThere is 'no situation' where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:~:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post\n\nThe U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says\nhttps://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge\n\nHarris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here's what the Democratic Party platform says\nhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/\n\nWhy Is Taiwan Important to the United States?\nhttps://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states\n\nTaiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease check out our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProject 2025 Explained: Democrats Assail Controversial Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump At DNC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImagining Trump 2.0: Six scary policy scenarios for a second term\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNational Health Expenditure Projections 2023-2032\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarris stands by Israel\u0026#39;s right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is \u0026#39;heartbreaking\u0026#39;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWill a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA graphical look at scenarios for the US defense budget through 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWould a Trump presidency change China\u0026#39;s calculations on Taiwan?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Ukraine’s generals may have rolled the dice on an incursion into Russia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViews of Ukraine and U.S. involvement with the Russia-Ukraine war\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is \u0026#39;no situation\u0026#39; where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:%7E:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:~:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here\u0026#39;s what the Democratic Party platform says\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy Is Taiwan Important to the United States?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the foreign policies of both Harris and Trump","date_published":"2024-09-02T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/94be2745-7784-4ae6-8a2a-4336ccba4483.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56191363,"duration_in_seconds":1377}]},{"id":"9d7dc08b-bb85-4719-a520-b7e7ac31aab9","title":"Episode 13: Episode 13: 9/11, The War on Terror, and the Future of Conflict","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"Pew Research - The Enduring Legacy of 9/11\nhttps://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/\n\nABC News - \"9/11 Families, Except One, Receive Over $7 Billion\" by ABC News:\nhttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251\n\nThe Onion 20 Years Later - \"The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later\" by James Dasilva:\nhttps://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later\n\nArchive.org - Metro Boston - September 11th, 2011 issue:\nhttps://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up\n\nCNN - \"Clinton 'full of regret' bin Laden got away\":\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html\n\nCNN - \"War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries\" by Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann:\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html\n\nThe Atlantic - \"Why We Will Soon Miss the Cold War\" by Jon Mearsheimer:\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm\n\nThe Week - \"Are We Close to World War 3?\":\nhttps://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3\n\nSmall Wars Journal - \"Manpower and Counterinsurgency\" by Shawn Robert Woodford:\nhttps://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePew Research - The Enduring Legacy of 9/11\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABC News - \u0026quot;9/11 Families, Except One, Receive Over $7 Billion\u0026quot; by ABC News:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Onion 20 Years Later - \u0026quot;The Onion\u0026#39;s 9/11 issue, 20 years later\u0026quot; by James Dasilva:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArchive.org - Metro Boston - September 11th, 2011 issue:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNN - \u0026quot;Clinton \u0026#39;full of regret\u0026#39; bin Laden got away\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNN - \u0026quot;War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries\u0026quot; by Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atlantic - \u0026quot;Why We Will Soon Miss the Cold War\u0026quot; by Jon Mearsheimer:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Week - \u0026quot;Are We Close to World War 3?\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall Wars Journal - \u0026quot;Manpower and Counterinsurgency\u0026quot; by Shawn Robert Woodford:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look back on the War on Terror and where international conflict may be headed","date_published":"2024-08-18T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/9d7dc08b-bb85-4719-a520-b7e7ac31aab9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33988911,"duration_in_seconds":849}]},{"id":"ec918b36-3745-4e6b-a395-d19d60b70b0f","title":"Episode 12: Episode 12: How to Save the Movies","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Check out our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nBig Pitcure Podcast - \"Hollywood Is Broken. Let’s Start a Movie Studio\":\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-is-broken-lets-start-a-movie-studio/id1439252196?i=1000657781618\n\nLynda Obst on Pre-Awareness and Sequelitis:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wv7sKD7NU\n\nCNBC - \"The Death of the DVD: Why sales dropped more than 86% in 13 years\":\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD\n\nForbes - \"Yes, A Digital-Only Gaming Future Is Coming, And We Can’t Stop It\":\nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwallace/2023/10/13/yes-a-digital-only-gaming-future-is-coming-and-we-cant-stop-it/\n\nCord Cutters News - \"Target Will Stop Selling Most DVDs Joining Best Buy Plans to Walk Away From DVD \u0026amp; Blu-rays\":\nhttps://cordcuttersnews.com/target-will-stop-selling-most-dvds-joining-best-buy-plans-to-walk-away-from-dvd-blu-rays/#:~:text=In%20October%2C%20Best%20Buy%20confirmed%20that%20it%20would,DVDs%20except%20for%20the%20most%20recent%20new%20DVDs\n\nBox Office Mojo - \"Domestic Box Office by Year\"\nhttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBig Pitcure Podcast - \u0026quot;Hollywood Is Broken. Let’s Start a Movie Studio\u0026quot;:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-is-broken-lets-start-a-movie-studio/id1439252196?i=1000657781618\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-is-broken-lets-start-a-movie-studio/id1439252196?i=1000657781618\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLynda Obst on Pre-Awareness and Sequelitis:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wv7sKD7NU\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7wv7sKD7NU\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCNBC - \u0026quot;The Death of the DVD: Why sales dropped more than 86% in 13 years\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForbes - \u0026quot;Yes, A Digital-Only Gaming Future Is Coming, And We Can’t Stop It\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwallace/2023/10/13/yes-a-digital-only-gaming-future-is-coming-and-we-cant-stop-it/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwallace/2023/10/13/yes-a-digital-only-gaming-future-is-coming-and-we-cant-stop-it/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCord Cutters News - \u0026quot;Target Will Stop Selling Most DVDs Joining Best Buy Plans to Walk Away From DVD \u0026amp; Blu-rays\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://cordcuttersnews.com/target-will-stop-selling-most-dvds-joining-best-buy-plans-to-walk-away-from-dvd-blu-rays/#:%7E:text=In%20October%2C%20Best%20Buy%20confirmed%20that%20it%20would,DVDs%20except%20for%20the%20most%20recent%20new%20DVDs\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://cordcuttersnews.com/target-will-stop-selling-most-dvds-joining-best-buy-plans-to-walk-away-from-dvd-blu-rays/#:~:text=In%20October%2C%20Best%20Buy%20confirmed%20that%20it%20would,DVDs%20except%20for%20the%20most%20recent%20new%20DVDs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBox Office Mojo - \u0026quot;Domestic Box Office by Year\u0026quot;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My strategy for forming the best movie studio - and if it would ultimately save the movie industry","date_published":"2024-07-27T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/ec918b36-3745-4e6b-a395-d19d60b70b0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72827602,"duration_in_seconds":1820}]},{"id":"73b454d4-544b-402c-bcf8-17424d385067","title":"Episode 11: Episode 11: Trapped Inside the Walled Garden","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"Please visit our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nHBS: With Subscription Fatigue Setting In, Companies Need to Think Hard About Fees by Jay Fitzgerald - https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/with-subscription-fatigue-setting-in-companies-need-to-think-hard-about-fees\n\nForbes: Why The Future Of Media Is Subscription-Based by Falon Fatemi - https://www.forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/2023/12/13/why-the-future-of-media-is-subscription-based/\n\nPluralistic: Tiktok's enshittification (21 Jan 2023) by Cory Doctorow -\nhttps://craphound.com/news/2023/02/20/tiktoks-enshittification/\n\nMother Jones: Why Reddit Is Destined to Turn to Crap by Ali Breland - \nhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/reddit-blackout/\n\nQuartz: Hulu and Disney+ are losing subscribers as the streaming industry struggles to turn a profit by Bruce Gil -\nhttps://qz.com/streaming-services-antenna-state-subscriptions-report-1851291285\n\nMotley Fool: State of Streaming 2024: Streaming Services and Consumer Sentiment by Jack Coporal - \nhttps://www.fool.com/research/state-of-streaming/\n\nFresh Air: How streaming, mergers and other major changes are upending Hollywood - Interview by Tonya Mosley:\nhttps://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1246886718/how-streaming-mergers-and-other-major-changes-are-upending-hollywood\n\nThe Wrap: Your Unfair Cable Bill: Most Expensive Channels Aren’t the Most Watched by LA Ross and Tony Maglio -\nhttps://www.thewrap.com/cable-network-carriage-fees/\n\nThe Current: What the Tech are Walled Gardens? by Chris Brooklier - https://www.thecurrent.com/what-the-tech-walled-gardens\n\nWake Forest Law Review: Will the DOJ Lower the Walls of Apple’s Walled Garden? by Maeve Hickey - \nhttps://www.wakeforestlawreview.com/2024/04/will-the-doj-lower-the-walls-of-apples-walled-garden/\n\nThe Atlantic: Streaming has Reached its Sad, Predictable Fate by By Charlie Warzel -\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/streaming-services-netflix-max-cost/675264/\n\nGizmodo: Redbox is finally Deadbox by Oscar Gonzalez -\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/redbox-is-finally-deadbox/ar-BB1pdHSY?ocid=BingNewsSerp\n\nThe Hollywood Reporter: Streaming Services Beware: A Crackdown Is Coming on “Cancellation Trickery” by Ashley Cullins -\nhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/streaming-services-how-to-cancel-1235535649/\n\nMIT Technology Review: Make no mistake—AI is owned by Big Tech by Amba Kak, Sarah Myers West, Meredith Whittaker - \nhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084393/make-no-mistake-ai-is-owned-by-big-tech/#:~:text=All%20rely%20on%20the%20computing%20infrastructure%20of%20Microsoft%2C,by%20these%20tech%20giants%20or%20their%20partner%20startups","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHBS: With Subscription Fatigue Setting In, Companies Need to Think Hard About Fees by Jay Fitzgerald - \u003ca href=\"https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/with-subscription-fatigue-setting-in-companies-need-to-think-hard-about-fees\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/with-subscription-fatigue-setting-in-companies-need-to-think-hard-about-fees\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForbes: Why The Future Of Media Is Subscription-Based by Falon Fatemi - \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/2023/12/13/why-the-future-of-media-is-subscription-based/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/2023/12/13/why-the-future-of-media-is-subscription-based/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePluralistic: Tiktok\u0026#39;s enshittification (21 Jan 2023) by Cory Doctorow -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://craphound.com/news/2023/02/20/tiktoks-enshittification/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://craphound.com/news/2023/02/20/tiktoks-enshittification/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMother Jones: Why Reddit Is Destined to Turn to Crap by Ali Breland - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/reddit-blackout/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/reddit-blackout/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuartz: Hulu and Disney+ are losing subscribers as the streaming industry struggles to turn a profit by Bruce Gil -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://qz.com/streaming-services-antenna-state-subscriptions-report-1851291285\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://qz.com/streaming-services-antenna-state-subscriptions-report-1851291285\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMotley Fool: State of Streaming 2024: Streaming Services and Consumer Sentiment by Jack Coporal - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.fool.com/research/state-of-streaming/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.fool.com/research/state-of-streaming/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFresh Air: How streaming, mergers and other major changes are upending Hollywood - Interview by Tonya Mosley:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1246886718/how-streaming-mergers-and-other-major-changes-are-upending-hollywood\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1246886718/how-streaming-mergers-and-other-major-changes-are-upending-hollywood\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wrap: Your Unfair Cable Bill: Most Expensive Channels Aren’t the Most Watched by LA Ross and Tony Maglio -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.thewrap.com/cable-network-carriage-fees/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thewrap.com/cable-network-carriage-fees/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Current: What the Tech are Walled Gardens? by Chris Brooklier - \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecurrent.com/what-the-tech-walled-gardens\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thecurrent.com/what-the-tech-walled-gardens\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWake Forest Law Review: Will the DOJ Lower the Walls of Apple’s Walled Garden? by Maeve Hickey - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.wakeforestlawreview.com/2024/04/will-the-doj-lower-the-walls-of-apples-walled-garden/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.wakeforestlawreview.com/2024/04/will-the-doj-lower-the-walls-of-apples-walled-garden/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Atlantic: Streaming has Reached its Sad, Predictable Fate by By Charlie Warzel -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/streaming-services-netflix-max-cost/675264/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/streaming-services-netflix-max-cost/675264/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGizmodo: Redbox is finally Deadbox by Oscar Gonzalez -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/redbox-is-finally-deadbox/ar-BB1pdHSY?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/redbox-is-finally-deadbox/ar-BB1pdHSY?ocid=BingNewsSerp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter: Streaming Services Beware: A Crackdown Is Coming on “Cancellation Trickery” by Ashley Cullins -\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/streaming-services-how-to-cancel-1235535649/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/streaming-services-how-to-cancel-1235535649/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMIT Technology Review: Make no mistake—AI is owned by Big Tech by Amba Kak, Sarah Myers West, Meredith Whittaker - \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084393/make-no-mistake-ai-is-owned-by-big-tech/#:%7E:text=All%20rely%20on%20the%20computing%20infrastructure%20of%20Microsoft%2C,by%20these%20tech%20giants%20or%20their%20partner%20startups\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084393/make-no-mistake-ai-is-owned-by-big-tech/#:~:text=All%20rely%20on%20the%20computing%20infrastructure%20of%20Microsoft%2C,by%20these%20tech%20giants%20or%20their%20partner%20startups\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A look at the current state of streaming services, subscription services, and how AI may impact both","date_published":"2024-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/73b454d4-544b-402c-bcf8-17424d385067.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51866012,"duration_in_seconds":1296}]},{"id":"46264245-5013-4599-a92f-b4af625abf04","title":"Episode 10: Episode 10: Are the youths wrong or am I just getting old?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Please visit our sponsor at:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nApple Music Top 100 Albums - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Music_100_Best_Albums\n\nRolling Stone Top 500 Albums - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time\n\nLA Times: The Legal Tangle of ‘Miseducation’ by Geoff Bucher - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-ca-55439-story.html\n\nComplex Magazine: What Went Wrong With Lauryn Hill's Career After The Massive Success of 'Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? by Mark Elibert - https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/the-story-behind-lauryn-hills-chaotic-post-miseducation-of\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill\n\nVice Magazine: The Music Industry’s ‘Miseducation’ about Black Women’s Creative Ownership by Marjua Estevez - https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy3a3q/lauryn-hill-miseducation-black-women-music\n\nSpin Magazine: The 90 Greatest Albums of the ’90s - https://www.spin.com/2021/12/greatest-90s-albums/\n\nThe Pudding: \"What Makes An Album the Greatest of all Time?” by Chris Dalla Riva and Matthew Daniels - https://pudding.cool/2024/03/greatest-music/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our sponsor at:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApple Music Top 100 Albums - \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Music_100_Best_Albums\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Music_100_Best_Albums\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRolling Stone Top 500 Albums - \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLA Times: The Legal Tangle of ‘Miseducation’ by Geoff Bucher - \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-ca-55439-story.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-ca-55439-story.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComplex Magazine: What Went Wrong With Lauryn Hill\u0026#39;s Career After The Massive Success of \u0026#39;Miseducation of Lauryn Hill? by Mark Elibert - \u003ca href=\"https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/the-story-behind-lauryn-hills-chaotic-post-miseducation-of\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/the-story-behind-lauryn-hills-chaotic-post-miseducation-of\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miseducation_of_Lauryn_Hill\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVice Magazine: The Music Industry’s ‘Miseducation’ about Black Women’s Creative Ownership by Marjua Estevez - \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/gy3a3q/lauryn-hill-miseducation-black-women-music\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vice.com/en/article/gy3a3q/lauryn-hill-miseducation-black-women-music\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpin Magazine: The 90 Greatest Albums of the ’90s - \u003ca href=\"https://www.spin.com/2021/12/greatest-90s-albums/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.spin.com/2021/12/greatest-90s-albums/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pudding: \u0026quot;What Makes An Album the Greatest of all Time?” by Chris Dalla Riva and Matthew Daniels - \u003ca href=\"https://pudding.cool/2024/03/greatest-music/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://pudding.cool/2024/03/greatest-music/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My comparison of the recent Apple Music Top 100 Albums of all time to the Rolling Stone list of 2003, a review of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and a wild stab at extrapolating the critical future of music","date_published":"2024-06-24T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/46264245-5013-4599-a92f-b4af625abf04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62977339,"duration_in_seconds":1574}]},{"id":"a20e578b-da06-4906-a6d4-8b94c2b6683b","title":"Episode 9: Episode 9: 4 Philosophies - 1 Thought Experiment","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"You can check out our project sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer\n\nStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Argument for the Difference Principle and the Four Stage Sequence\nhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/original-position/difference-principle.html\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_egalitarianism\n\nNational Institute of Health - Luck Egalitarianism, Individual Responsibility and Health\nby Perihan Elif Ekmekçi and Berna Arda\nhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497689/\n\nPeter Singer - One World Now (2002)\nAudiobook quoted; starting at roughly minute 16\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement_theory\n\nVideo by Jeffrey Kaplan - Is Pleasure the Only Good Thing? - Nozick's Experience Machine Thought Experiment\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLHmBX3Q850\n\nVideo by Jack Miller - The Communitarian Critique of Liberal Individualism\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSqipMIA6Mc\n\nMichael Sandel - Justice (2009)","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYou can check out our project sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Argument for the Difference Principle and the Four Stage Sequence\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/original-position/difference-principle.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/original-position/difference-principle.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_egalitarianism\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_egalitarianism\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNational Institute of Health - Luck Egalitarianism, Individual Responsibility and Health\u003cbr\u003e\nby Perihan Elif Ekmekçi and Berna Arda\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497689/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497689/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Singer - One World Now (2002)\u003cbr\u003e\nAudiobook quoted; starting at roughly minute 16\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement_theory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entitlement_theory\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVideo by Jeffrey Kaplan - Is Pleasure the Only Good Thing? - Nozick\u0026#39;s Experience Machine Thought Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLHmBX3Q850\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLHmBX3Q850\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVideo by Jack Miller - The Communitarian Critique of Liberal Individualism\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSqipMIA6Mc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSqipMIA6Mc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Sandel - Justice (2009)\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A look at how different mainstream moral philosophies handle a single thought experiment","date_published":"2024-06-09T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/a20e578b-da06-4906-a6d4-8b94c2b6683b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60756832,"duration_in_seconds":1518}]},{"id":"7fc4bd0c-7a6e-4456-9f53-26ea4afa4044","title":"Episode 8: Episode 8: 3 Cheers for Tolerance","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"Sponsor Link:\n\nAnother Book Review - https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nBernard Matolino - Defending Rawls on the Self\nhttps://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/86551f2a-f1c9-45d1-83a4-4a75d22646cf/content\n\nStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Josiah Royce entry\nhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/royce/\n\nKenneth L. Smith and Ira G. Zepp, Jr.- Martin Luther King’s Vision of the Beloved Community\nhttps://www.religion-online.org/article/martin-luther-kings-vision-of-the-beloved-community/#:~:text=King%E2%80%99s%20was%20a%20vision%20of%20a%20completely%20integrated,the%20ideal%20corporate%20expression%20of%20the%20Christian%20faith.\n\nMatthew A. Foust - Lectures on Royce\nhttps://josiah-royce-edition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Royce-Pittsburgh-Lectures-III-rev.pdf\n\nWikipedia - Dunbar's Number entry\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number\n\nWikipedia - Rajneeshpuram entry\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram\n\nA Latina Harvard grad advised women to marry older men. The internet had thoughts.\nhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latina-harvard-grad-grazie-sophia-christie-advised-women-marry-older-m-rcna145840\n\nAdrian Shirk - The Romantic, Failed Experiments of American Utopias\nhttps://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2022/06/01/american-communes-failed-experiment\n\nJon Skolnik - “California Forever,” the Billionaire-Backed City No One Asked For\nhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/california-forever-billionaire-backed-city-silicon-valley\n\nJuliana Menasce Horowitz and Kim Parker - How Americans View Their Jobs \nhttps://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/03/30/how-americans-view-their-jobs/","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSponsor Link:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother Book Review - \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Matolino - Defending Rawls on the Self\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/86551f2a-f1c9-45d1-83a4-4a75d22646cf/content\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/86551f2a-f1c9-45d1-83a4-4a75d22646cf/content\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Josiah Royce entry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/royce/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/royce/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKenneth L. Smith and Ira G. Zepp, Jr.- Martin Luther King’s Vision of the Beloved Community\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.religion-online.org/article/martin-luther-kings-vision-of-the-beloved-community/#:%7E:text=King%E2%80%99s%20was%20a%20vision%20of%20a%20completely%20integrated,the%20ideal%20corporate%20expression%20of%20the%20Christian%20faith\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.religion-online.org/article/martin-luther-kings-vision-of-the-beloved-community/#:~:text=King%E2%80%99s%20was%20a%20vision%20of%20a%20completely%20integrated,the%20ideal%20corporate%20expression%20of%20the%20Christian%20faith\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew A. Foust - Lectures on Royce\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://josiah-royce-edition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Royce-Pittsburgh-Lectures-III-rev.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://josiah-royce-edition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Royce-Pittsburgh-Lectures-III-rev.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWikipedia - Dunbar\u0026#39;s Number entry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWikipedia - Rajneeshpuram entry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Latina Harvard grad advised women to marry older men. The internet had thoughts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latina-harvard-grad-grazie-sophia-christie-advised-women-marry-older-m-rcna145840\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latina-harvard-grad-grazie-sophia-christie-advised-women-marry-older-m-rcna145840\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdrian Shirk - The Romantic, Failed Experiments of American Utopias\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2022/06/01/american-communes-failed-experiment\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2022/06/01/american-communes-failed-experiment\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJon Skolnik - “California Forever,” the Billionaire-Backed City No One Asked For\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/news/california-forever-billionaire-backed-city-silicon-valley\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/california-forever-billionaire-backed-city-silicon-valley\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJuliana Menasce Horowitz and Kim Parker - How Americans View Their Jobs \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/03/30/how-americans-view-their-jobs/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/03/30/how-americans-view-their-jobs/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A look at the concept of the Beloved Community and where it may fall short when compared to our current understanding of justice and fairness","date_published":"2024-05-27T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/7fc4bd0c-7a6e-4456-9f53-26ea4afa4044.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51929365,"duration_in_seconds":1298}]},{"id":"14b85505-619a-477d-b8bc-58e3e3979cde","title":"Episode 7: Episode 7: What I was Wrong About","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/7","content_text":"Check out our spondor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nThe End of the Music Business:\n\nhttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/music-industry-ipod/\n\nWhat are interconnectors and why are they the key to the renewable energy revolution?:\n\nhttps://www.schroders.com/en-us/us/institutional/insights/what-are-interconnectors-and-why-are-they-the-key-to-the-renewable-energy-revolution-/\n\nWind and Solar Aren’t Nearly Enough: Why Biden Is Suddenly Supporting Fossil Fuels:\n\nhttps://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/05/08/wind_and_solar_are_not_nearly_enough_why_biden_is_suddenly_supporting_fossil_fuels_897517.html\n\nNew study evaluates the climate impact of the $400 billion Inflation Reduction Act:\n\nhttps://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/07/12/new-study-evaluates-climate-impact-ira\n\nMuch of the tech world’s climate impact is still being overlooked, and it’s accelerating:\n\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/09/much-of-tech-world-climate-impact-is-overlooked-and-its-growing.html\n\nHow broadcast news programs covered climate and the 2024 election in 2023 — and what coverage should include going forward:\n\nhttps://www.mediamatters.org/media-matters-studies-climate-change-coverage/how-broadcast-news-programs-covered-climate-and-2024\n\nShifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:\n\nhttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds#:~:text=Converting%20the%20entire%20U.S.%20power,energy%20research%20firm%20Wood%20Mackenzie.\n\nWhat’s the price of a green economy? An extra $3.5 trillion a year:\n\nhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/net-zero-cost-3-5-trillion-a-year/\n\nYou Will Have to Make Sacrifices to Save the Planet:\n\nhttps://newrepublic.com/article/154036/will-make-sacrifices-save-planet\n\nMost Important Problem:\nhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/Most-Important-Problem.aspx","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out our spondor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe End of the Music Business:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thenation.com/article/society/music-industry-ipod/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thenation.com/article/society/music-industry-ipod/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat are interconnectors and why are they the key to the renewable energy revolution?:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.schroders.com/en-us/us/institutional/insights/what-are-interconnectors-and-why-are-they-the-key-to-the-renewable-energy-revolution-/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.schroders.com/en-us/us/institutional/insights/what-are-interconnectors-and-why-are-they-the-key-to-the-renewable-energy-revolution-/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWind and Solar Aren’t Nearly Enough: Why Biden Is Suddenly Supporting Fossil Fuels:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/05/08/wind_and_solar_are_not_nearly_enough_why_biden_is_suddenly_supporting_fossil_fuels_897517.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2023/05/08/wind_and_solar_are_not_nearly_enough_why_biden_is_suddenly_supporting_fossil_fuels_897517.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew study evaluates the climate impact of the $400 billion Inflation Reduction Act:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/07/12/new-study-evaluates-climate-impact-ira\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/07/12/new-study-evaluates-climate-impact-ira\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the tech world’s climate impact is still being overlooked, and it’s accelerating:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/09/much-of-tech-world-climate-impact-is-overlooked-and-its-growing.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/09/much-of-tech-world-climate-impact-is-overlooked-and-its-growing.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow broadcast news programs covered climate and the 2024 election in 2023 — and what coverage should include going forward:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.mediamatters.org/media-matters-studies-climate-change-coverage/how-broadcast-news-programs-covered-climate-and-2024\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mediamatters.org/media-matters-studies-climate-change-coverage/how-broadcast-news-programs-covered-climate-and-2024\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds#:%7E:text=Converting%20the%20entire%20U.S.%20power,energy%20research%20firm%20Wood%20Mackenzie\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds#:~:text=Converting%20the%20entire%20U.S.%20power,energy%20research%20firm%20Wood%20Mackenzie\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat’s the price of a green economy? An extra $3.5 trillion a year:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/net-zero-cost-3-5-trillion-a-year/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/01/net-zero-cost-3-5-trillion-a-year/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou Will Have to Make Sacrifices to Save the Planet:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/154036/will-make-sacrifices-save-planet\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://newrepublic.com/article/154036/will-make-sacrifices-save-planet\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost Important Problem:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/Most-Important-Problem.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://news.gallup.com/poll/1675/Most-Important-Problem.aspx\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Looking at two topics where I've changed my mind ","date_published":"2024-03-27T21:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/14b85505-619a-477d-b8bc-58e3e3979cde.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52402630,"duration_in_seconds":1310}]},{"id":"907a03d8-8069-4321-a472-349a02bcd163","title":"Episode 6: Episode 6: The one about College","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"You can check out our sponsor here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nLooming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:\n\nhttps://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/\n\nWhy So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:\n\nhttps://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825\n\nHealth care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:\n\nhttps://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/\n\nFalling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:\nhttps://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/\n\nYou Still Need a Degree:\n\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2\n\nFact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:\n\nhttps://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/\n\nCollege Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:\nhttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/\n\nMore U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:\n\nhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/\n\nThe College Wage Premium:\n\nhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium\n\nDid Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:\nhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYou can check out our sponsor here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHealth care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFalling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou Still Need a Degree:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCollege Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe College Wage Premium:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDid Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the rising cost of college and what steps can be taken to make college better for everyone","date_published":"2024-02-26T09:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/907a03d8-8069-4321-a472-349a02bcd163.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57677840,"duration_in_seconds":1441}]},{"id":"a52d1326-d3b2-4e6a-82ac-d79fea30f464","title":"Episode 5: Episode 5: The Past, Present, and Future of K-12 Education","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"Shownotes and Sponsor Information Below\n\nAnother Book Review : https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nWhat is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)? - https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know\n\nAmerica's Education Problem - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html\n\nIt's Been 20 Years Since No Child Left Behind. What'd we learn? - https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331\n\nComparing No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top - https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm\n\nNAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds - https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/\n\nThe Pandemic has had devasting impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/\n\nNew research finds that pandemic learning loss impacted whole communities, regardless of student race or income - https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:~:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race.\n\nShould the School Year be Extended to make up for learning loss? - https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/\n\nEducation Doesn’t Work 2.0 - https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eShownotes and Sponsor Information Below\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother Book Review : \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)? - \u003ca href=\"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerica\u0026#39;s Education Problem - \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s Been 20 Years Since No Child Left Behind. What\u0026#39;d we learn? - \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComparing No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top - \u003ca href=\"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds - \u003ca href=\"https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pandemic has had devasting impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? - \u003ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew research finds that pandemic learning loss impacted whole communities, regardless of student race or income - \u003ca href=\"https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:%7E:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:~:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShould the School Year be Extended to make up for learning loss? - \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEducation Doesn’t Work 2.0 - \u003ca href=\"https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at k-12 education in the United States from No Child Left Behind to today. ","date_published":"2024-02-26T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/a52d1326-d3b2-4e6a-82ac-d79fea30f464.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58991150,"duration_in_seconds":1474}]},{"id":"7813b2a5-84fc-4784-95a2-612116f151fc","title":"Episode 4: Episode 4: Capitalism in the 21st Century - An Optimist's Vision","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"Check out my sponsor's YouTube channel here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nShownotes :\n\nThe decline of the American Dream, with David Leonhardt:\nhttps://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/\n\nPro-Natal Policies Work, But They Come With a Hefty Price Tag:\nhttps://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag\n\nWhen Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels:\nhttps://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels\n\nThese are the wealthiest US states, according to a new report — and a wealth tax on the country's richest would raise $415 billion:\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10\n\nEphemerality: Another radical design concept for the climate revolution:\nhttps://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile\u0026amp;utm_medium=reader2\n\nBillionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for \"wealth tax\":\nhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/\n\nWhat Is Pay Transparency and Which States Require It?:\nhttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws\n\nAmericans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration:\nhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx\n\nShifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:\nhttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds\n\nAn affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero:\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero\n\nThe Budget and Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2033:\nhttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848\n\nThe Coming Technological Singularity, © 1993 by Vernor Vinge:\nhttps://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity\n\nEconomics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy:\nhttps://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion.\n\nSpace-Based Solar Power:\nhttps://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1\n\nThe American dream is 'rapidly diminishing,' Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy:\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=U531\u0026amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d\u0026amp;ei=27\n\nBill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCheck out my sponsor\u0026#39;s YouTube channel here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShownotes :\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe decline of the American Dream, with David Leonhardt:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePro-Natal Policies Work, But They Come With a Hefty Price Tag:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the wealthiest US states, according to a new report — and a wealth tax on the country\u0026#39;s richest would raise $415 billion:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEphemerality: Another radical design concept for the climate revolution:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile\u0026utm_medium=reader2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile\u0026amp;utm_medium=reader2\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBillionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for \u0026quot;wealth tax\u0026quot;:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Pay Transparency and Which States Require It?:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmericans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Budget and Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2033:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Coming Technological Singularity, © 1993 by Vernor Vinge:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEconomics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:%7E:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpace-Based Solar Power:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe American dream is \u0026#39;rapidly diminishing,\u0026#39; Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp\u0026pc=U531\u0026cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d\u0026ei=27\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;pc=U531\u0026amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d\u0026amp;ei=27\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Using Thomas Picketty's Capitalism in the 21st Century as a guide, I examine what the economy could look like over the next 75 years","date_published":"2024-01-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/7813b2a5-84fc-4784-95a2-612116f151fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61199884,"duration_in_seconds":1503}]},{"id":"a7e17ac9-3f75-4c2a-aa82-687d6d5ff357","title":"Episode 3: Episode 3: Will AI Take Over the World?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"Please visit our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nLinks and Show Notes here:\n\nChat GpT Sets record for fastest-growing user-base:\n\nhttps://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/\n\nVCs Invested over $75B in AI Startups in 2020:\n\nhttps://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/\n\nMeta's \"single largest investment\" is now AI, not the metaverse :\n\nhttps://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse\n\nEzra Klein Show - A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution:\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492\n\nGenerative AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Moving from Hype to Reality:\n\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality\n\nMIT News - An Artificial Intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma:\n\nhttps://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402\n\nThe Daily: Ready or Not, Driverless Cars are Here:\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770\n\nScience, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students:\n\nhttps://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en\n\nWorld Economic Forum - These are the jobs that AI can't replace:\n\nhttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/\n\nThe Guardian - New York City schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays and answers prompts:\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt\n\nCenter for AI safety - Statement on AI Risk:\n\nhttps://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk\n\nGallup Research - Americans' Trust in Media Remains Near Record Low:\n\nhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx\n\nAFL-CIO - Artificial Intelligence Transparency will Fight the Dehumanization of the American Workforce, says AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds Shareholder Proposal:\n\nhttps://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says\n\nSoftonic - Samsung plans to robotize 100% of its chip factories: goodbye to human labor? :\n\nhttps://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks and Show Notes here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChat GpT Sets record for fastest-growing user-base:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVCs Invested over $75B in AI Startups in 2020:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeta\u0026#39;s \u0026quot;single largest investment\u0026quot; is now AI, not the metaverse :\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEzra Klein Show - A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGenerative AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Moving from Hype to Reality:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMIT News - An Artificial Intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Daily: Ready or Not, Driverless Cars are Here:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScience, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Economic Forum - These are the jobs that AI can\u0026#39;t replace:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian - New York City schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays and answers prompts:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenter for AI safety - Statement on AI Risk:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGallup Research - Americans\u0026#39; Trust in Media Remains Near Record Low:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAFL-CIO - Artificial Intelligence Transparency will Fight the Dehumanization of the American Workforce, says AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds Shareholder Proposal:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSoftonic - Samsung plans to robotize 100% of its chip factories: goodbye to human labor? :\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the promise, perils, and troubles with AI","date_published":"2024-01-16T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/a7e17ac9-3f75-4c2a-aa82-687d6d5ff357.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50339600,"duration_in_seconds":1258}]},{"id":"9e34f83d-47b9-4533-b5d0-dffa86190faf","title":"Episode 2: Episode 2: Will Mandatory National Service Heal the Nation?","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Show Notes and Links to articles:\n\nSponsor YouTube channel:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nStanley McChrystal: Every American Should Serve For One Year - Time Magazine\n\nhttps://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/\n\n21st Century Conservation Corps\n\nhttp://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/\n\nThe Need for a Mandatory National Service Program by Steve Cohen - US Naval Institute\n\nhttps://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program\n\nAmeriCorps NCCC Press Release for Forest Corps\n\nhttps://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest\n\nBudget Basics: National Defense - Peter G Peterson Foundation \nhttps://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense\n\nA Closer Look at Discretionary Spending- Congressional Budget Officer\n\nhttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890\n\nArmy of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force - Why it Matters Podcast\n\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591\n\nThe Military-Civilian Gap: Fewer Family Connections\n\nhttps://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/\n\nSo it's come to this: We Might Have to Worry about the Deficit - Vox Media\n\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63\u0026amp;ei=22\n\nNational Center for Education Statistics: Fast Facts\n\nhttps://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eShow Notes and Links to articles:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSponsor YouTube channel:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStanley McChrystal: Every American Should Serve For One Year - Time Magazine\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e21st Century Conservation Corps\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Mandatory National Service Program by Steve Cohen - US Naval Institute\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmeriCorps NCCC Press Release for Forest Corps\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBudget Basics: National Defense - Peter G Peterson Foundation \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Closer Look at Discretionary Spending- Congressional Budget Officer\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArmy of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force - Why it Matters Podcast\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Military-Civilian Gap: Fewer Family Connections\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo it\u0026#39;s come to this: We Might Have to Worry about the Deficit - Vox Media\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp\u0026cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63\u0026ei=22\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63\u0026amp;ei=22\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNational Center for Education Statistics: Fast Facts\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My look at the benefits and costs, as well as the feasibility, of a Mandatory National Service program in the United States","date_published":"2023-12-31T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/9e34f83d-47b9-4533-b5d0-dffa86190faf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64236827,"duration_in_seconds":1605}]},{"id":"570c79e1-0d51-4adb-84c2-478f4bec8a75","title":"Episode 1: Episode 1: 4 Scenarios for the 2024 Presedential Election","url":"https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"Show Notes and Links to articles:\n\nTo repeat, nothing I say on this episode should be taken as an endorsement of any candidates, political parties, or political movements / idealogies. All thoughts expressed are solely my own. \n\nSponsor YouTube channel:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\n\nHalf of Americans think the Economy is Getting Worse:\n\nhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html\n\n53% of Americans Disapprove of the President:\n\nhttps://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/\n\nVoters Dread a Trump-Biden Rematch:\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html\n\nReddit article on Inflation Reducation Act:\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/\n\nWhat Election Charges Does Trump Face and How Can he Fight them?:\n\nhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/\n\nWhat Happens if Trump is Convicted Before Election Day?:\n\nhttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/\n\nTrump Surges Ahead of Biden in Crucial Swing States:\n\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34\u0026amp;ei=54#image=1\n\nAs Black Voters Drift Towards Trump, Biden Allies say they have Work to Do:\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eShow Notes and Links to articles:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo repeat, nothing I say on this episode should be taken as an endorsement of any candidates, political parties, or political movements / idealogies. All thoughts expressed are solely my own. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSponsor YouTube channel:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf of Americans think the Economy is Getting Worse:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/politics/cnn-poll-economic-pessimism-joe-biden/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e53% of Americans Disapprove of the President:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/POLL/nmopagnqapa/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoters Dread a Trump-Biden Rematch:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/rfk-jr-trump-biden-poll.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReddit article on Inflation Reducation Act:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/18df138/bidens_2022_inflation_reduction_act_includes_370/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Election Charges Does Trump Face and How Can he Fight them?:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-election-interference-charges-does-trump-face-how-can-he-fight-them-2023-08-02/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Happens if Trump is Convicted Before Election Day?:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-convicted-before-election-day-what-if/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrump Surges Ahead of Biden in Crucial Swing States:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp\u0026cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34\u0026ei=54#image=1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/trump-surges-ahead-of-biden-in-crucial-swing-states/ss-AA1lDv1J?ocid=msedgntp\u0026amp;cvid=203dde10f7a0496a8ab6da068ffb3c34\u0026amp;ei=54#image=1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Black Voters Drift Towards Trump, Biden Allies say they have Work to Do:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/biden-trump-black-voters-poll-democrats.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"My SWAG as to what will happen in 2024","date_published":"2023-12-20T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/570c79e1-0d51-4adb-84c2-478f4bec8a75.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21280589,"duration_in_seconds":1243}]}]}