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266: Contriving January 6th
Episode 266
The January 6th Committee investigation is over and four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump have been referred to the Justice Dep…
3 years, 7 months ago
265: Policing FTX
Episode 265
FTX, at one point the world's third largest cryptocurrency exchange, went bankrupt, causing the entire cryptocurrency industry to crash. In this epis…
3 years, 8 months ago
264: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
Episode 264
FTX, a large cryptocurrency exchange, recently went bankrupt, leading to calls for government regulation of cryptocurrencies. But you might be wonder…
3 years, 8 months ago
263: Republicans Take the House
Episode 263
The results are in: The Democrats will keep the Senate, the Republican will take the House. In this episode, in preparation for the 118th Congress, J…
3 years, 9 months ago
262: Inside C-SPAN with Howard Mortman
Episode 262
As we wait for the final results of the midterm elections to determine which party will control the House, enjoy Jen's interview with C-SPAN Communic…
3 years, 9 months ago
261: Inflation Reduction Act
Episode 261
The Inflation Reduction Act is a new law designed to hasten the United States' energy transition (and do nothing about inflation). In the last episod…
3 years, 10 months ago
260: Failure to Fund with Graham Elwood
Episode 260
Congress has failed to fund the government on time again. In this episode, Graham Elwood joins Jen as she geeks out on all the dingleberries attached…
3 years, 10 months ago
259: CHIPS: A State Subsidization of Industry
Episode 259
A new law, known as the CHIPS Act, provides over $50 billion to existing, profitable companies to fund new semiconductor production facilities in the…
3 years, 11 months ago
258: Gain of Function Research
Episode 258
On August 3rd, Senate Republicans held a hearing examining gain of function research: its possible role in creating the COVID-19 pandemic; the proble…
3 years, 11 months ago
257: PACT Act - Health Care for Poisoned Veterans
Episode 257
After decades of our government denying healthcare to veterans they exposed to poisonous toxins, the PACT Act - which will eventually provide this ha…
4 years ago