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In this episode of Plugged In, Chuck Hanna welcomes Rich Powell, CEO of the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), to discuss the future of grid infrastructure and associated emerging technologies. Powell highlights the importance of enhancing the current grid through innovative technologies like dynamic line rating, advanced conductors, and virtual power plants. He emphasizes the need for better utilization of existing assets and explores how grid-enhancing technologies can improve efficiency and support clean energy generation. Powell also touches on the role of policy shifts in enabling these advancements, sharing insights into the ongoing legislative efforts around tax incentives for clean energy. He stresses the potential impact on electricity prices and the importance of maintaining support for new clean energy generation. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Overview of  CEBA's sustainability vision for 2030 and beyond (02:36) Addressing  regulatory changes and industry shifts (07:29) How CEBA balances near-term needs with long-term vision (11:34) CEBA initiatives and their impact on corporates (14:35) Key emerging grid-enhancing technologies (18:12) Tech-neutral tax credits and their possible effects (23:03) For full show notes, click here. Resources: Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) Connect with Rich Powell  On LinkedIn Rich Powell is the CEO of Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA). Prior to CEBA, he was the CEO of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, the DC-based organizations advancing policies that accelerate breakthrough innovations to reduce emissions in the energy and industrial sectors. Powell advises policymakers on investing wisely in energy innovation, removing roadblocks to building and exporting American clean energy and industrial technology, and maintaining and promoting our flexible clean energy resources. He frequently testifies before Congress on climate change and energy innovation. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, FoxNews.com, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Morning Consult, RealClear Energy, and several regional publications. His views are regularly featured in national publications including the National Review, NPR, Politico, USA Today, Axios, E&E, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, LA Times, Houston Chronicle, MIT Tech Review, Bloomberg, Green Tech Media, Utility Dive, the Guardian, and many others. Powell serves on the boards of the 2040 Foundation and the Conservative Climate Foundation, is a Strategic Advisor to the Silverado Policy Accelerator, and is part of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center's Advisory Group. Rich served on the Advisory Committee to the Export Import Bank of the United States from 2019 to 2021. Previously, Powell was with McKinsey & Company in the Energy and Sustainability practices. He focused on corporate clean energy strategy, government low carbon growth strategy, and clean tech market entry. Connect with Constellation Follow Constellation on LinkedIn Follow Chuck Hanna on LinkedIn Learn more about Constellation sustainability solutions Connect with Smart Energy Decisions Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to Smart Energy Voices onApple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, aCast, PlayerFM, iHeart RadioIf you're interested in participating in the next Smart Energy Decisions Event, visit smartenergydecisions.com or email our Community Development team at attend@smartenergydecisions.com

A new 'Morning Consult' poll of Georgia voters - weeks before his tariff antics even took form - shows Georgia voters were already weary of his fomenting economic uncertainty. Georgia Recorder commentary guru Jay Bookman twice (twice!) forewarned of Trump's tariff antics potentially negatively impacting Georgians and now the pundits on yesterday's "The Georgia Gang" find themselves in agreement that the mixed messaging is worrisome. Oh, and today, China banned a small list of exports to the U.S. that will definitely affect those Georgia manufacturing jobs Governor Brian Kemp was so proud of.Whelp; Sean Hannity has "us" figured out: we're coalescing behind using he term "chaos" to describe this (what, not the first?) Trump presidency. He's right; James Carville opined in the NYT Monday that it's an apt descriptive, and one that Democrats should use to attack his agenda.

Trump voleva i dazi per vendicarsi del mondo. Li ha avuti. Ora paga il conto. E non è solo quello dei mercati, ma quello ben più spietato dell'opinione pubblica americana. Dopo l'annuncio dei nuovi dazi generalizzati, tre sondaggi post-Liberation Day registrano il declino: -3 punti per Morning Consult, -7 per Navigator Research. Persino Rasmussen, che a Trump ha sempre fatto da ufficio stampa, lo inchioda a -12. Il messaggio è chiaro: l'uomo del “make America great again” ha trovato il modo per renderla più costosa, più isolata e più arrabbiata. Il 59% degli americani dice che l'economia sta peggiorando. Solo il 30% approva i dazi. La percezione è crollata tra tutti i gruppi, inclusi i Repubblicani non trumpiani. Il 55% degli elettori ritiene che le misure commerciali danneggeranno il Paese. E quel 56% che vorrebbe restituire al Congresso il potere di decidere sui dazi racconta un altro tradimento: Trump era l'uomo contro il potere, ora lo vogliono limitare. Qualcuno nei suoi comizi continua a urlare “America first”. Ma ora è un'America prima nei prezzi, prima nei timori di recessione, prima nella confusione strategica. Il resto del mondo osserva, attende, si prepara. L'Europa trattiene il fiato, la Cina si riorganizza, e intanto l'elettore medio americano paga il prezzo. In Italia si continua a raccontare Trump come un Golia senza crepe. Ma negli Stati Uniti c'è un presidente che, dopo 77 giorni, è già il secondo più impopolare di sempre. Battuto solo da sé stesso. Quello del 2017. Forse la lezione è più semplice di quanto sembri: se dichiari guerra al mondo intero, prima o poi sarà il tuo stesso popolo a chiederti la resa. #LaSveglia per La NotiziaDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/la-sveglia-di-giulio-cavalli--3269492/support.

Plant Protein Trumps Animal Protein for Health Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults think they need animal products for protein, according to a recent Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Morning Consult survey. But is that really true? Listen to today's episode written by Xavier Toledo, R.D. at MainStreetVegan.com #vegan #plantbased #plantbasedbriefing #protein #plantprotein #animalprotein ========================== Original post: https://mainstreetvegan.com/plant-protein-trumps-animal-protein-for-health-guest-post-by-xavier-toledo-r-d/  Related Episodes: 523: [Part 1] Protein for Vegans and Plant Based Eaters https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/523-part-1-protein-for-vegans-and-plant-based-eaters-by-brigitte-gemme-at-veganfamilykitchencom  524: [Part 2] Protein for Vegans and Plant Based Eaters https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/524-part-2-protein-for-vegans-and-plant-based-eaters-by-brigitte-gemme-at-veganfamilykitchencom  400: 'Animal Protein vs. Plant-Based Protein' & 'The Protein-Combining Myth' https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/400-animal-protein-vs-plant-based-protein-the-protein-combining-myth-by-dr-michael-greger-at-nutritionfactsorg  316: The No-B.S. Guide to Plant-Based Protein https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/316-the-no-bs-guide-to-plant-based-protein-by-courtney-davison-at-forksoverknivescom  490: The Harmful Side Effects of Whey Protein https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/490-the-harmful-side-effects-of-whey-protein-from-switch4goodorg  783: [Part 1] Building Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet: The Best Foods & Nutrients to Eathttps://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/783-part-1-building-muscle-on-a-plant-based-diet-the-best-foods-nutrients-to-eat-by-ocean-robbins-at-foodrevolutionorg  784: [Part 2] Building Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet: The Best Foods & Nutrients to Eat https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/784-part-2-building-muscle-on-a-plant-based-diet-the-best-foods-nutrients-to-eat-by-ocean-robbins-at-foodrevolutionorg  798: 3 Misconceptions About Building Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/798-3-misconceptions-about-building-muscle-on-a-plant-based-diet-by-kathy-meldrum-at-nutritionstudiesorg  295: ‘Changing Protein Requirements' & ‘Increasing Protein Intake After Age 65' https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/295-changing-protein-requirements-increasing-protein-intake-after-age-65-by-dr-michael-greger-at-nutritionfactsorg    ========================= Main Street Vegan Academy is the premier training & certification program for Vegan coaches. Their mission is to encourage the adoption and maintenance of a positive vegan lifestyle and a health-promoting diet, geared to the needs and preferences of the individual, for the purpose of creating a just world for all beings and protecting this planet. Founder Victoria Moran went vegan in 1983; overcame a binge-eating disorder; in 1985 wrote Compassion the Ultimate Ethic, the first book about Vegan philosophy and practice to come from an actual publisher; raised a Vegan daughter; wrote 12 additional books and has another on the way; and appeared twice on Oprah. Learn more at https://MainStreetVegan.com     ============================== FOLLOW PLANT BASED BRIEFING ON: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@plantbasedbriefing     Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GONW0q2EDJMzqhuwuxdCF?si=2a20c247461d4ad7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-briefing/id1562925866 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1562925866 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantBasedBriefing   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plant-based-briefing/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedbriefing/   

Why is now the most crucial time to understand trade relations? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Marc Fasteau & Ian Fletcher on their new book Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries.Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio Affiliate!Marc Fasteau is a former investment banker and founder of an insurance company that is now a division of Progressive. Early in his career, he served on the professional staffs of the US Senate Majority Leader, the House Banking & Currency Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. He was a partner at the New York investment bank Dillon, Read & Co. He has been involved in questions of international trade and industrial policy for 18 years and is a Vice Chairman of the Coalition for A Prosperous America. He has written on international trade and industrial policy in the Financial Times Economist Forum and Palladium magazine.   He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.  https://www.marcfasteau.comIan Fletcher is the author of Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace It and Why and coauthor of The Conservative Case Against Free Trade. He was previously Senior Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, on whose Advisory Board he now serves. Earlier in his career, he was Research Fellow at the US Business and Industry Council and an economic analyst in private practice. His writing on trade policy has been published in The Huffington Post, Tikkun, Palladium, WorldNetDaily, The American Thinker, The Christian Science Monitor, The Real-World Economics Review, Bloomberg News, Seeking Alpha, and Morning Consult. He was educated at Columbia and the University of Chicago. https://www.ianfletcher.com https://www.industrialpolicy.usFor more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com

Welcome back to Intellicast! Brian Peterson is joined in today's episode by Matthew Alexander to discuss mergers, people on the move, and AI. Starting the episode, the guys talk about some recent mergers and acquisitions from around the industry. First, they touch on OpinonRoute's acquisition of Jibunu and how this can impact OpinionRoute going forward. They then touch ACKWEST's purchase of Precision Sample. Next, the guys discuss some moves people in the industry have made. They touch on new additions at Morning Consult and Symmetric Sample. They hit on WIRe's executive structure changes and Ryan Barry departing Zappi. In the last segment, the guys touch on a few news stories around AI, specifically synthetic data. First, they discuss the new solution from PureSpectrum, called Training Data, and how that can impact synthetic data and improve existing models. This led to a more philosophical discussion triggered by comments from a panel at the MRS AI conference. Matthew breaks it down to show how biases impact not just synthetic data but survey data as well. He also touches on how EMI addresses that bias. Thanks for listening! We have released the 2024 edition of our annual report on the online sample industry, The Sample Landscape. To stay ahead of the curve of what's going on in the online sample industry, be sure to download your copy now. Download Here: www.emi-rs.com/the-sample-landscape/ Did you miss one of our webinars or want to get some of our whitepapers and reports? You can find it all on our Resources page on our website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems that everyone is eager to live longer these days. Wealthy individuals are taking extreme measures to reach the age of 100 and beyond, while ordinary Americans are seeking advice from the world's longest-lived individuals on how to extend their lifespans.   However, a recent survey revealed that Americans are shifting their focus from simply living longer to prioritizing health as well. In a poll conducted by Medtronic and Morning Consult with 2,200 American adults, participants were asked if they would prefer to live a shorter, healthier life or a longer life filled with health issues. The majority—66%—chose the shorter, healthier option.   These findings suggest that many Americans believe longevity should also consider a person's health status in old age. Specifically, 62% of respondents expressed concern that living longer might result in declining health or pain. Additionally, more than half believe they could become a burden to their loved ones if they live for a long time.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 73.5 years for men and 79.3 years for women. Although most respondents indicated a desire to live to at least 90 years old, nearly 60% doubt they will reach that age.   As someone passionate about longevity, Kimberly Verbeke specializes in helping people optimize their health through personalized, cutting-edge strategies as a Naturopathic Practitioner. I utilize methods such as peptide bio-regulators, IV therapy, and fitness to empower my clients to improve their overall well-being, enhance organ function, and slow the aging process. My approach combines decades of clinical research with practical, real-world solutions to create individualized health plans targeting key pillars of longevity, including diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management. I implement these strategies while working with patients both in our clinic and virtually.   I am dedicated to educating others on how small, actionable changes can lead to significant transformations. Whether discussing the benefits of lifting heavy weights for graceful aging or explaining how proper nutrition supports longevity, I bring a dynamic, science-backed perspective to every conversation.   For more information: https://www.avitabydrv.com/  Instagram: @kimberlyverbekewellness

Early challenges faced by Artificial Intelligence Personal Computers (AIPCs), include productivity gaps, consumer confusion, and adoption barriers. A recent study by Intel highlights that users of AI-equipped PCs are less productive than those using traditional computers, losing an average of 15 hours a week on digital chores. Despite the potential for generative AI to streamline these tasks, many consumers remain unaware of AIPCs, leading to misconceptions about their utility and security. The additional cost of AIPCs, which can be 5 to 15 percent higher than traditional models, further complicates consumer interest in upgrading.The episode also delves into a disconnect between business leaders and IT staff regarding data management. A survey conducted by Morning Consult for Capital One reveals that while 77% of business leaders find accessing necessary data easy, 70% of IT personnel spend significant time resolving data issues. The findings indicate a lack of confidence among technical staff in their organization's data culture, with only 35% believing it to be strong. This disparity underscores the need for improved data management practices as organizations strive to implement advanced AI technologies.Host Dave Sobel highlights the resilience of micro-business owners, with 75% relaunching new ventures after setbacks, according to GoDaddy's 2024 Annual Venture Forward Report. Despite economic uncertainties, nearly 40% of these new ventures have become their household's primary income source. The report also notes a significant increase in women-owned micro-businesses, now at 51%, and a diverse age representation among entrepreneurs. This resilience suggests a growing entrepreneurial spirit, even in challenging economic times.The episode concludes with a discussion on the evolving landscape of managed service provider tools, as new entrants like NinjaOne and Halo PSA gain momentum, pushing traditional leaders like Kaseya to reassess their strategies. The shift in the market indicates a potential opportunity for disruption, particularly as the role of artificial intelligence continues to grow. Sobel emphasizes the importance of adapting to these changes and the need for organizations to effectively utilize technology to remain competitive in a rapidly changing environment.Four things to know today00:00 AI PCs Face Early Challenges: Productivity Gaps, Consumer Confusion, and Adoption Barriers05:35 Amazon Doubles Down on Anthropic With $8 Billion Investment, Strengthening AI and Cloud Synergy07:23 Remote Work Demand Persists Despite Drop in Postings: The New Talent Tug-of-War10:50 Canalys 2024 Report: New Entrants Shake Up MSP Tools Market, Legacy Brands at a Crossroads   Supported by:  https://getthread.com/mspradio/https://www.huntress.com/mspradio/ All our Sponsors: https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/Looking for a link from the stories? The entire script of the show, with links to articles, are posted in each story on https://www.businessof.tech/ Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want to be a guest on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights? Send Dave Sobel a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech Want our stuff? Cool Merch? Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com Follow us on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessoftech.bsky.social

It's a coin flip election on the big day, according to Cameron Easley with Morning Consult. He breaks down polling data showing a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. With several battleground states up for grabs, he discusses what each candidate's policy means for markets. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185 Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7 Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watch Watch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-explore Watch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/ Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

More and more, brands are under pressure to figure out if they should attach to cultural or social issues, or stay out of those issues all together.Some of that pressure comes from consumers themselves. A recent survey from sustainability consultant BSR and Morning Consult found that U.S. consumers are four times more likely to say companies need to do more to promote social justice.  There are examples of brands successfully leaning into so called 'corporate social responsibility', but also examples that resulted in backlash, like Bud Light's campaign from last year. Ben Grossman, CEO of the ad agency Doner, says it all comes down to a brand being in sync with the culture in an authentic way. With many of Doner biggest campaigns being mission driven…he's got a lot of credibility. On this week's episode, Grossman explained why it's all about a brand connecting with a story and not just a message. _______ To read the full stories included in this episode: New Research Reveals Strong Support for Social Justice by US Workers and Consumers, Challenging Business to Take Action: https://www.bsr.org/en/news/research-reveals-strong-support-for-social-justice-us-workers-consumers#:~:text=Washington%2C%20DC—October%201%2C,more%20to%20promote%20social%20justice_______ The Current Report is our weekly news roundup of what's happening in the world of digital media. We headline topical stories every edition — everything from connected TV to retail media networks to new initiatives around identity — offering our fresh take on why it's relevant for the marketing community. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/45HIaXH_______ Each week, The Current gives you the most critical innovations in advertising that are happening on the open internet — identity, the future of TV, retail media, and beyond. Born inside The Trade Desk, The Current is a news platform dedicated to covering the latest in modern marketing — all from the front lines. Speaking to the marketing world's most influential players, we explain what these seismic shifts mean, how they are happening, and why they are taking place: https://bit.ly/3SAM0wR

Bloomberg News and Morning Consult have spent the past year polling voters in the seven key swing states that could decide the election: Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. The results are in for the last poll before Election Day — and the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris could hardly be closer. Senior editor Wendy Benjaminson leads Bloomberg's polling coverage. She joins Big Take DC host Saleha Mohsin to unpack the state of the race and the economic concerns motivating these voters as November 5 approaches. Read more: Two Weeks Out, Trump and Harris Are Locked in a Dead Heat Bloomberg wants to hear from you! Help make shows like ours even better by taking the Bloomberg audience survey and have a coffee on Bloomberg for doing so. Become a Bloomberg.com subscriber using our special intro offer at bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. You'll get episodes of this podcast ad-free and unlock access to deep reporting, data and analysis from reporters around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the past year, Bloomberg News and Morning Consult have been polling voters in swing states. Former President Donald Trump has had a consistent lead when it comes to the question of who voters trust on the economy. But a new poll of likely voters shows Vice President Kamala Harris closing that gap in key states. Today, senior editor Wendy Benjaminson joins the Big Take DC to dig into how this polling works and what we can learn from the results. Read more:  Kamala Harris Holds Razor-Thin Lead Across Swing States in Tight 2024 RaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It may go down as one of the biggest backfires of the election. Taylor Swift endorses Kamala and her fans are making it crystal clear what they think about it. In this episode, I talk about the backlash in the polls for Harris and Swift! -- Join Jeff Rutkowski of Kingdom320 to discuss how you can use real estate investments to further God's kingdom AND build generational wealth for your family! If you want to be wise on real estate investments join the free training on September 26 @ 8pm EST, save a spot by clicking the link here: http://investgodsway.com/ *The content presented by our partners may contain affiliate links. When you click and shop the links, Turley Talks may receive a small commission.* -- Big news, gang! Dr. Steve's brand-new book is available for preorder! Join us for an exclusive live book launch event on October 2nd, where you'll get a sneak peek at the introduction and receive special bonuses. RSVP HERE: https://fight.turleytalks.com/fighting-to-win-now#col-6Gw9knccu3 RSVP now to secure your spot and get access to an exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion with Dr. Steve about the inspiration behind the book. Highlights: “A study from YouGov found that just 8% of voters said that Taylor Swift's endorsement is either somewhat or much more likely to convince them to vote for Cackles Kamala but a whopping 20% said that they are somewhat or much less likely to vote for Kamala as a result of this endorsement.” “According to Morning Consult, Swift's unfavorability shot up 10 points after the endorsement!  Timestamps: [03:35] How Taylor Swift's endorsement hurts Kamala [06:17] Trump having higher approval rating than Taylor Swift plus how he's winning Ohio [08:28] The two swing counties in PA that forecasted the election winner in the last six elections -- Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. FOLLOW me on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture! https://advertising.turleytalks.com/sponsorship Sign up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts to get lots of articles on conservative trends: https://turleytalks.com/subscribe/. **All clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).

During a recent episode of his podcast, Donald Trump, Jr. suggested that the most recent man that attempted to harm his father, Donald Trump, could end up having a situation in prison like Jeffrey Epstein. But by making this claim, Junior reminded everyone that it was HIS father and his father's Department of Justice that oversaw the prisons when Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell. In other words, he made a shockingly weird and unintentional claim about what may have happened.Also, during a low energy speech in Washington, D.C. this week, Donald Trump veered off into a dangerously anti-semitic rant where he not only said that Jewish people would be to blame if he lost, but then said that any Jewish person who votes for Kamala Harris needs to have their head examined. The man is attacking an entire religion and far too many people - including the media - are acting like this is not a big deal.And Republican Senator Ted Cruz has been struggling to maintain a lead against his Democratic challenger Colin Allred, and now a new Morning Consult poll shows that the tiny lead has evaporated, and Allred is now in the lead. This is just one poll, but it confirms that this race is going to be much closer than originally anticipated, and it could signal a big shift in the political makeup of this country.Finally, Donald Trump's campaign and his allies are busy filing lawsuits in swing states across the country, alleging that illegal residents are voting (even before voting begins.) These lawsuits have no chance of prevailing, and even if they did, they legally couldn't result in changes to voting systems before the election. What Trump is actually doing is trying to create doubt about our electoral process before the election so that he can claim fraud when he loses.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date on all of Farron's content: https://www.youtube.com/FarronBalancedFollow Farron on social media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FarronBalancedTwitter: https://twitter.com/farronbalancedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/farronbalancedTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farronbalanced?lang=enText and and let us know your thoughts on today's stories!

SEASON 3 EPISODE 32: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: So the next North Carolina Poll will be, what, conducted by Morning Consult for NudeAfrica-dot-com? Nobody's surprised but everybody's shocked? Trump's crazed choice for governor of North Carolina – and remember if he's the nominee or presumptive nominee and you take him off, that's a coup, Trump says so – said he was a black Nazi, supported reinstating slavery, loved transgender porn, loved a porn site called Nude Africa, and declared he was a perv. And then according to CNN there was the GROSS stuff. And almost nobody's surprised. This kind of behavior (run for office and threaten all the people who do the things you have secretly enjoyed for decades) is more common than it seems. There is a reasonably straightforward psychological explanation. I'll do my best to translate it. MEANWHILE: THE TEAMSTERS WON'T ENDORSE except a majority of the 1,300,000 Teamsters have already endorsed Kamala Harris via their local Teamster chapters. Curious. I wonder how much somebody like Trump would know about bribing a union boss. AND THE POLLS: Once again, The New York Times is the outlier - but even its poll is in line with two hugely important throughlines: the momentum is all on Harris's side, and she is ahead in Pennsylvania. Oh and it probably won't last but Colln Allred is ahead of Ted Cruz in Texas. B-BLOCK (27:28) THE BREAKING NEWS: At an anti-Antisemitism event at the American Israeli Council last night, Trump shortened the distance between him and Hitler still further. We already knew him as an antisemite who spread the trope that Jews were loyal first to Israel and then whatever country they were in. Now, he has blamed Jewish Americans - in advance - for his potential loss. It is staggering, and confirms every previous warning that the Hitler comparison is apt, and terrifying: "If I don't win this election, and the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that if that happens because at 40%, that means 60% of the people are voting for the enemy." C-BLOCK (34:43) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: His most famous story remains so famous that 85 years after it was published, the name of its hero remains in the dictionary as a verb: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 3 EPISODE 30: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The debate bounce is here. And maybe it's more than that. Kamala Harris may – repeat MAY – caveat MAY – warning even if so keep your foot on the gas…MAY be beginning pulling away from Trump in the polls. She's up by six in Morning Consult, got a six-point swing in Mark Penn's Harris poll.  According to the 538 Average of Polls, yesterday, for the first time since July 2021, her net favorability moved into positive territory: 46-point-6 percent approval to 46-point-5 percent disapproval. It's about as NOT-a-landslide as you can get but it is an almost unprecedented turnaround. Vice President Harris, whose net approval is plus zero-point-one was on July 14th, -17. There's also the 538 poll average where she's up by three and its electoral college model in which Harris wins 61 times out of 100… and the Economist Polling Average… which shows her up by four… and Nate Silver's OK-Maybe-I-Did-Pull-This-Number-Out-Of-My-Ass model which he acknowledges went from last week giving Trump a two-thirds chance of winning to him saying to Axios that Harris is quote “moving up in the polls enough that the model is converging back toward 50/50 in the Electoral College.” JD VANCE IS A BLESSING - TO HARRIS: Insists Haitians are from "Haitia." Claims Robert F. Kennedy Junior was assassinated. Is doubling down on Springfield. May be dumber than Trump. And here's good news: the authorities are still investigating Trump's scandal at Arlington National Cemetery. B-Block (21:35) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Megyn Kelly takes time from her bid to beat Kari Lake in the effort to corner the market in camera filters, to F-bomb Taylor Swift. Turns out at least one of the anti-Ukraine memes Elon Musk tweeted was made by the Kremlin's favorite disinformation creator. And Bill Ackman is so mad about the debate he's referring it to...a top college sports league? C-Block (33:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: I just re-told this story Monday in real life so I thought I'd bring it up again. 15 years ago this summer Bill O'Reilly sent Jesse Watters to stalk the chairman of GE because I was criticizing Billo and Fox. The chairman's mother called him up and yelled at him, and he of course responded as any true businessman would: he threaten to turn off MSNBC and its $200,000,000 annual profit like a light bulb so Mommy wouldn't be upset.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olá, eu sou Leo Lopes e está no ar o POD NOTÍCIAS, o podcast semanal que traz até você um resumo de tudo que acontece de mais importante no mercado de podcasts no Brasil e no mundo! Hoje é segunda-feira, dia 16 de setembro de 2024 e esta é a nossa trigésima primeira edição! Este episódio conta com o apoio da CONTENT ACADEMY, uma plataforma de cursos online voltada para quem quer trabalhar com criação de conteúdo que já tem na plataforma cursos como True Crime com o Ivan Mizanzuk, Webjornalismo independente com Alvaro e Ana do Meteoro Brasil, Storytelling com o Kenji do Normose, Edição de vídeo para Youtube com o Will do Jogatina Maneira, o meu curso Podcast para todos (que tá com uma mega promoção por tempo limitado) e mais um monte de cursos incríveis! Então entra lá no site pra dar uma conferida em contentacademy.com.br! O Pod Notícias também conta com o apoio da HostGator, um dos melhores serviços de hospedagem do mundo, onde nós hospedamos o nosso site e que dá para o nosso ouvinte até 70% de desconto em hospedagem compartilhada e 60% em servidores dedicados. Os servidores da HostGator entregam 99,9% de uptime e a hospedagem de sites deles conta gratuitamente com a rede global da CDN Cloudflare, garantindo um ótimo desempenho, entrega de conteúdo de forma rápida e eficiente e uma proteção avançada contra ameaças. Os benefícios da CDN são insuperáveis e podem ser ativados em um clique nos planos de hospedagem da HostGator. Pra garantir esse desconto acesse podnoticias.com.br e clique no banner que fica no rodapé da página ou em qualquer postagem individual. 1 - A gente começa a edição de hoje com a nossa manchete. Se você já acompanha o Pod Notícias há algum tempo, não é nenhuma novidade que os ouvintes de podcast são um dos melhores públicos pra consumir publicidade. O ouvinte de podcast não odeia anúncios, tende a engajar mais com calls-to-action, e mantém uma conexão de confiança com os seus criadores de conteúdo preferidos. Mas uma pesquisa recente da Morning Consult, que é uma empresa especializada em pesquisas de marketing, mostrou que os ouvintes de podcasts não só consomem os produtos que conhecem através de podcasts, como eles se tornam mini-anunciantes desses produtos, pro seu próprio círculo de amizades. Então, o ouvinte de podcast passa do status de "consumidor" pra "influenciador". É claro que não no mesmo nível dos influencers que trabalham com isso internet afora, mas é uma grande vantagem para as marcas que anunciam. Grandes empresas de mídia, como Spotify e SiriusXM, já estão investindo milhões de dólares em programas populares como The Joe Rogan Experience e Call Her Daddy, por exemplo, mas é a qualidade (e não a quantidade) dessa audiência de podcasts que justifica esses altos investimentos. Essa audiência é a que mais gasta em produtos e experiências, ela é mais ativa em plataformas digitais como Reddit e Instagram, e desempenha um papel importante na formação de tendências. Você quer saber mais sobre os dados levantados por esse relatório? Então acessa o nosso site em podnoticias.com.br e leia a matéria na íntegra, porque lá tem mais informações, como, por exemplo, o poder aquisitivo do ouvinte de podcasts e muito mais. Então não deixa de conferir. Link 2 - E já que a gente começou falando sobre a qualidade da audiência dos podcasts, a segunda notícia desse episódio tem tudo a ver com isso também. O Spotify lançou na última semana uma nova ferramenta de marketing para podcasters, que são: os links de compartilhamento rastreáveis. Essa nova funcionalidade permite que criadores acompanhem todos os cliques e consumo de conteúdo, gerados a partir de links compartilhados no episódio. Com isso, eles vão ter acesso a dados como o número de ouvintes que clicaram e reproduziram um episódio, ou quantos usuários únicos clicaram nos links compartilhados em plataformas externas. Talvez essa explicação tenha ficado meio confusa, mas eu vou simplificar: o foco do recurso é na qualidade do engajamento, ao invés da quantidade de downloads. E isso vai ao encontro da primeira notícia que a gente trouxe aqui pra você: mesmo que o número de ouvintes de podcast não seja pouco, a qualidade da audiência de podcasts é ainda mais importante do que a quantidade. Vários especialistas do mercado de podcasts estão afirmando que novas funcionalidades como essa, vão marcar um passo importante na evolução das métricas. E como já disse meu amigo Gui Baldi na coluna dele lá no site do Pod Notícias: número de download é bom, mas não é 100%. Link 3 - A plataforma de hospedagem de podcasts RSS.com lançou uma nova versão de seu sistema de análises, que agora gera dados mais detalhados e precisos para todos os planos. As novas ferramentas incluem métricas diárias, geolocalização para cada episódio, comparação entre episódios e tendências de longo prazo. O sistema também oferece dados de retenção em tempo real, e filtragem avançada para eliminar bots e downloads maliciosos - que é pra ajudar os podcasts a entenderem melhor o seu público e garantir estatísticas mais confiáveis. As análises já estão disponíveis para todos os usuários, antigos ou novos. Link AINDA EM NOTÍCIAS DA SEMANA: 4 - O Superior Tribunal de Justiça anulou uma prova de um processo de homicídio, depois de considerar as falas de uma perita criminal no podcast "Inteligência Ltda". O STJ anulou a confissão da ré Adriana Pereira Siqueira, condenada por homicídio em 2018, depois que a perita criminal Telma Rocha admitiu no podcast em 2022 que "deu uma forçadinha" (nessas exatas palavras) pra suspeita confessar o crime. De acordo com o relato da Telma, ela fez uma certa pressão psicológica sobre a Adriana e não deu a ela o direito de silêncio - o que é uma violação do princípio da não autoincriminação. Ou seja, se forçou, a prova foi anulada. Agora, como o inquérito inteiro foi construído em cima da confissão da ré, o processo vai ser reaberto e a Adriana vai ser julgada por outras provas. Sobrou pra Telma Rocha também: ela e o outro perito que estava presente no podcast estão sendo investigados pela Corregedoria da Polícia Civil por conduta inadequada e exposição pública de detalhes do caso. O podcast é uma mídia que tem atualmente uma exposição tão grande quanto ou até maior que a própria televisão, e não é por ser na internet que qualquer um acha que pode falar o que bem entender e achar que não vai ter nenhuma consequência. A responsabilidade civil e criminal tem mesmo que ser igual pra todo mundo, seja onde for. Link 5 - A plataforma de transmissão e gravação ao vivo Streamyard resolveu aumentar em 80% o valor da sua assinatura mensal, que passou de $25 dólares pra $44,99 da noite pro dia. Olha só que beleza, hein? Segundo nós, os usuários - porque eu também usava o Streamyard -, o primeiro sinal de que as coisas não iam bem, foi que no mês de julho deste ano a empresa removeu todos os valores de assinatura do site. Não dá pra você encontrar. Se você entrar agora lá no Streamyard, você vai ver que não tem os planos. Ele vai mandar você abrir uma conta e só então você vai ter acesso aos valores, depois que você já deixou e-mail e senha. Então, quando isso aconteceu, já dava pra saber que coisa boa não seria. Vale lembrar também que em abril desse ano o Streamyard foi comprada pelo grupo Bending Spoons, que já é um nome conhecido no mieo por aumentar o preço de todas as plataformas que adquire. Já aconteceu com o Evernote, com o Meetup e várias outras empresas menores. Os fundadores do Streamyard até tentaram comprar a empresa de volta, mas não deu certo. Agora, como já era de se esperar, muitos clientes do Streamyard estão cancelando as suas assinaturas e procurando por alternativas mais acessíveis. E é claro que eles vão achar. Com o mercado aquecido como tá agora, cheio de recursos com boa relação custo x benefício, foi um baita tiro no pé ter aumentado os preços desse jeito sem nenhum aviso prévio. Eu mesmo já cancelei a minha assinatura semana passada. Link 6 - E a empresa Amaze Media Labs lançou o Branded Audience Growth Network, uma plataforma desenvolvida para aumentar a audiência de podcasts corporativos, usando publicidade contextual e tecnologia avançada. A Network basicamente segmenta o público com muita precisão, alinhando os ouvintes com o perfil demográfico que é desejado pelas marcas. Algumas marcas como Dell, Pfizer e Unilever já estão usando a ferramenta para impulsionar o seu conteúdo, e também pra alcançar nichos de público bem específicos. O fundador Brett Sklar declarou que a Network vai elevar o nível de crescimento dos podcasts corporativos, seja através da parceria entre marcas e agências de podcast, ou seja por eles darem espaço para marcas de todos os tamanhos. Todos eles vão ter chance de serem líderes de mercado. Vamos ver. Link E MAIS: 7 - A produtora de podcasts Unlocked, do Reino Unido, anunciou o lançamento de um projeto bem legal: é a incubadora Amplify, criada para apoiar novos criadores de podcasts, e dar pra eles a oportunidade de virar podcasters em tempo integral. Através da Amplify, os criadores de conteúdo vão ganhar suporte editorial, a edição dos seus podcasts, vão poder usar estúdios profissionais gratuitamente e ter oportunidades de crescimento por um ano. E como que isso funciona pra Unlocked? Bom, primeiramente, só 4 podcasts vão ser selecionados pra participar do projeto. Todos eles vão manter os direitos pelos seus programas, bem como a sua liberdade criativa, desde que não viole o regulamento - que tem, sim, alguns vetos; como conteúdos puramente políticos, ou com apologias criminosas... obviamente. A Unlocked vai recuperar esses custos de produção depois que o podcast crescer, pegando uma porcentagem da receita. O que eles estão buscando nesse primeiro momento, são criadores de todos os gêneros, mas com foco em vozes sub-representadas.  O intuito é, claro, criar um mercado de podcasts mais inclusivo e diverso. Bem legal a iniciativa mesmo, é bom ver como cada vez mais oportunidades surgem por aí pra deixar o podcasting ainda maior e mais rico em culturas. Link 8 - Desde o final de agosto, as pessoas que, como eu, compraram o aplicativo Pocket Casts antes de 18 de setembro de 2019 ganharam um novo nome: agora nós somos chamados de "Pocket Casts Champions", ou "Campeões do Pocket Casts". A mudança do nome não muda nada sobre o uso do aplicativo ou do acesso vitalício ao Pocket Casts Plus, a gente ainda pode usar todos os recursos do serviço como antes. Esse novo nome só aconteceu porque a plataforma mudou seu modelo de negócios. E foi mais uma recompensa simbólica para os usuários mais antigos, por terem apostado no app desde o começo e terem ajudado a empresa a crescer. Agora, o aplicativo de celular é gratuito, mas eles criaram uma assinatura chamada Pocket Casts Plus em setembro de 2019, que inclui as versões para web e computador e mais espaço de armazenamento em nuvem, já que o Pocket Casts é um app multiplataforma, ou seja, você pode começar ouvindo no seu Android, continuar de onde parou na versão web em Windows ou Mac e mais tarde seguir no mesmo ponto no seu iPad, por exemplo. É muito prático. Para saber se você se qualifica como Pocket Casts Champion, é só conferir a data e o tipo de compra que você fez. Se você comprou o aplicativo da web antes da data, tem direito ao status de Champion e ao acesso vitalício ao Pocket Casts Plus. Mas, se a compra foi dos aplicativos Android e iOS, eles garantam acesso aos recursos do mobile, mas não qualificam o usuário para o status de Champion. É só um títulozinho, mas é bacana, né? Link 9 - A podcaster e escritora Sheletta Brundidge ganhou um prêmio Emmy® Local da Upper Midwest Chapter. O prêmio foi concedido a ela por ter feito a cobertura completa do evento "Dia dos Empreendedores Negros no Capitólio" - que, aliás, foi um evento que também foi ela mesma quem criou e organizou. A cobertura do Dia dos Empreendedores Negros foi transmitida ao vivo pelo canal KARE 11 e online, dando voz a todas as necessidades dos empreendedores negros que foram discutidas no evento. A Sheletta foi muito elogiada porque usou o próprio podcast como uma abordagem inovadora, já que ela conseguiu tirar o máximo da ocasião sem qualquer apoio de grandes empresas ou canais de TV. E o programa dela é independente, viu? Não tem nenhuma grande rede por trás, não tem patrocínios, nada disso. Ela foi reconhecida por todo o capricho e amor pelo que ela faz. A entrega do prêmio Emmy® vai acontecer no dia 19 de outubro, no Mystic Lake Event Center em Minnesota. Link HOJE NO GIRO SOBRE PESSOAS QUE FAZEM A MÍDIA: 10 - O podcast O Amor na Influência, da Wondery, está de volta em uma segunda temporada cheia de novidades. A primeira delas é na condução do podcast. Nessa temporada, os microfones estão nas mãos de novos co-apresentadores: o ator Gabriel Santana, e a Camila Fremder, do podcast "É Nóia Minha?". Quando perguntados pelo Portal UOL sobre as expectativas pra essa temporada, a Camila disse que está animada em trazer uma nova perspectiva pro programa, enquanto o Gabriel disse que tá animado pra trabalhar com a Camila, especialmente porque O Amor na Influência já foi um sucesso na primeira temporada. O episódio de estreia se chama "Homens meio bicha", e vai falar sobre a desconstrução dos estereótipos de masculinidade e feminilidade. A nova temporada estreia amanhã, dia 17 de setembro. Os episódios continuam sendo lançados semanalmente, e vão estar disponíveis em todas as plataformas de streaming e no YouTube da Wondery Brasil. Link SOBRE LANÇAMENTOS: 11 - Na última quinta-feira, dia 12 de setembro, a jornalista e autora Liege Barbalho lançou o primeiro episódio do D'vera Podcast, com transmissão ao vivo pelo YouTube. O D'vera é um programa de entrevistas, e o episódio de estreia contou com a presença do Fernando Fernandes, CEO da Tribuna do Norte, e também do executivo Wescley Magalhães. De acordo com a Liege, o que vem por aí são entrevistas em vários segmentos do mercado: Sociedade, Turismo, Cultura, Economia e Eventos. O programa vai ao ar toda quinta-feira às 20h. Todos os episódios vão ser gravados ao vivo pelo YouTube. Link 12 - E nas últimas duas semanas, esteve acontecendo em São Paulo a 27ª Bienal Internacional do Livro (um dos maiores eventos literários do mundo, vale lembrar aqui). E foi lá mesmo que a jornalista Lilian Cardoso lançou o seu podcast EscritorPod, gravado direto da Arena Skeelo. As gravações ao vivo aconteceram entre os dias 12 e 14 de setembro, e os episódios foram e vão ser disponibilizados no canal do YouTube da Lilian Cardoso e também no Spotify. O objetivo do programa é aproximar leitores e autores independentes, dando pros ouvintes uma visão real de como funciona o mercado editorial e o mundo literário. Então se você tem alguma curiosidade sobre editoras, o processo de publicação de um livro, ou sobre como funciona a criatividade de alguns autores brasileiros, não deixa de conferir. Link RECOMENDAÇÃO NACIONAL: 13 - E na nossa recomendação nacional dessa semana, se você está procurando um podcast que misture a paixão por futebol com um toque de irreverência, a indicação é o podcast Corneta Urgente. O programa é feito por todo um time. Alguns dos participantes mais frequentes são a Elisa Celino, o Bruno Affonso, o Gabriel Hussid e o Renan Leite, que dão uma visão descontraída e bem-humorada sobre o mundo do esporte. Além de cobrir tudo sobre futebol, eles também trazem atualização sobre eventos como os Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris 2024, a Copa do Brasil, o Brasileirão e até Fórmula 1. O Corneta Urgente é postado semanalmente todas as sextas-feiras, e está disponível em todas as principais plataformas de áudio. Então já assina o feed do programa no seu agregador de podcast preferido, e garanta pra você mesmo uma dose regular de "cornetagem" e diversão - feita de fã pra fã de esporte. Link E se você, assim como a HostGator e a Content Academy, quiser anunciar a sua marca, produto ou serviço com a gente aqui no Pod Notícias – tanto no podcast como no nosso site – e atingir um público qualificado que se interessa pelo podcast aqui no Brasil, manda um e-mail pro contato@podnoticias.com.br, que nós vamos ter o maior prazer em conversar com você sobre as nossas opções de publicidade. E caso você queira colaborar com o Pod Notícias com texto, sugestão de pauta ou envio de notícias, também vai ser muito bem-vindo e pode fazer isso através do mesmo e-mail. E assim a gente fecha esta trigésima primeira edição do Pod Notícias. Acesse podnoticias.com.br para ter acesso à íntegra das notícias com todas as fontes e a transcrição completa do episódio, além dos artigos dos nossos colunistas e todos os links relacionados. Acompanhe o Pod Notícias diariamente:- Canal público do Telegram- Instagram- Page do Linkedin Ouça o Pod Notícias nos principais agregadores:- Spotify- Apple Podcasts- Deezer- Amazon Music- PocketCasts O Pod Notícias é uma produção original da Rádiofobia Podcast e Multimídia e publicado pela Rádiofobia Podcast Network, e conta com as colaborações de:- Camila Nogueira - arte- Eduardo Sierra - edição- Lana Távora - pesquisa, pauta e redação final- Leo Lopes - direção geral e apresentação- Thiago Miro - pesquisa Publicidade:Entre em contato e saiba como anunciar sua marca, produto ou serviço no Pod Notícias.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 3 EPISODE 27: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Donald Ducks out of another debate – while inadvertently confirming he lost the last one. The self-destruction of the Trump campaign and fascist political machine – so thorough and unexpected that it looks intentional – has escalated. They used to be evil and clever; now they are evil and stupid. This happened moments after a little-noticed tweet resurfaced from one of his House Elves, Congressman Mike Collins of Georgia. As the debate ended Tuesday night Collins had written “You want to know who won? Find out who refuses to do a second debate.” Literally within minutes… Trump refused to do a second debate. So burnt out that he RE-USED a line from Wednesday, Trump posted at 3:08 eastern yesterday, “When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are ‘I want a rematch.' Polls clearly show that I won the debate…” They didn't; but of course were Trump to admit this, I suspect he would die. I mean this literally; if he somehow acknowledged his utter failure, the violent self-destruction of his entire ecosystem would be so damaging that he could no longer exist. So blah blah; confuses political asylum with mental asylums again, again contradicts himself by noting that HE insisted on a second debate with Biden, tries to take the one glimmer of an impact he made during his closing statement about problems not solved during this presidency, then, in all caps so you know he's especially crazy, quote, “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” PLUS: Harris up by FIVE in Morning Consult polls and Nate Silver does something useful: explains why her Debate Bump may not happen for days or weeks. Panic and infighting in the Trump campaign as Lindsey Graham joins Marjorie Taylor Greene in the bid to break up Trump and his newest crush, Laura "Acting Melania" Loomer. A new journalistic outlet has the full backstory of the "Migrants Eating Cats" nonsense and surprisingly enough all the sources are fourth-hand. And how do you make another January 6th impossible? Make it as difficult to get around DC ON January 6th as it is to get around NYC during the UN General Assembly, and even Thump's thugs will give up in frustration and go the F home. B-Block (21:03) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The Trump lawyer who defended separating immigrant families at the border insists you can't separate families for the 35 seconds it takes to put the supermarket shopping cart back in the rack. Fox's Rachel Campos-Duffy assumes that because Linsey Davis and Kamala Harris were in the same sorority 14 years apart there's a conspiracy. And the mask falls off: Trump Bigot-In-Chief Stephen Miller gets eaten alive by an immigrant, who gets Miller to confirm he believes Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro. C-Block (36:43) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: As brilliant and subtle an insight into a writer's mind as Thurber ever offered. You'd never notice unless I mentioned it, but watch how his imagination could turn a casual overheard remark into a marvelous, self-satirizing, comedic spy story in "The Lady On 142."  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(AURN News) — A new poll suggests Vice President Kamala Harris may be energizing voters in the 2024 presidential race. The survey, conducted by Morning Consult for Bloomberg News, shows Harris either ahead of or tied with former President Donald Trump in seven important swing states. The poll asked voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin who they would pick if the election were held today. These states are crucial swing states. Harris leads Trump in six of the seven swing states while only tying in one. In Michigan, Harris led Trump by 3 percentage points among registered voters. In Wisconsin she led by 8 points and Pennsylvania, she was ahead by 4 points. Harris tied Trump in Arizona. In Georgia, Harris leads Trump by 2 percent, she leads in Nevada by 4 percent, and by 2 percent in North Carolina. The survey spoke to 4,956 voters who are likely to vote in the 2024 general election. It was done from August 23 to August 27.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SERIES 3 EPISODE 16: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The full Reichstag-Fire-level propaganda site Red State may have commissioned, certainly got first access, to a poll showing Kamala Harris leading Trump 52 to 45 among LIKELY voters, and 50 to 46 percent among REGISTERED voters. It's OUTSIDE the margin of error according to the head of the firm, which is SO right wing that the pollster's pinned tweet is about how in 2011 he predicted a Trump presidency. They also did favorability scores and claim Harris is at 50-50 and Trump only eleven points underwater. “The biggest factor helping Harris is how she has neutralized the immigration issue. In both polls, immigration was the fourth most important issue, or rather – only 10 percent told us it was their number one.” Also on polling, the weekly update from Morning Consult has shown no Convention Bump for Harris, or maybe just a continuation of the previous bumps – unchanged at Harris 48 Trump 44. But there ARE signs of… a Tim Walz bump. His favorability was at 39 percent and plus three before the convention; it is 42 percent and now plus SIX after it. SOLUTION: MUTE HIS MIC THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE: Trump is back to trying to back out of the presidential debate and he's not even doing it well and the American political media is, as always, astonished. As soon as Harris replaced Biden he claimed all agreements were off, now he is enraged she wants the mikes always open not muted, not because he objects to the mikes not being muted, but because she wants it. Let me summarize this: he is trying to back out of the debate. He is hoping to be able to back out and blame her. He did this with Biden too. He is using as an excuse an objection to something he agrees with. What is Harris doing? Harris, bluntly, is EFFING with him. The Harris team has already proven to be the most successful anti-Trump entity in the fertile field of EFFING with him. MORE MEDIA MADNESS: CNN interviews eight "undecided" voters after Harris's acceptance speech. Except one of them told them in advance he was voting for Trump. Chris Cillizza tops himself. And the Times' latest self-destructive Op-Ed? "Trump Can Win On Character,"  written by the guy who followed the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate with the infamous masturbatory column about Sarah Palin. B-Block (25:33) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: The Covfefe of 2024 as DonOld shows more evidence of mini-strokes. Andrea Tantaros compares Harris's appearance to...Hitler's "manscaping." And Jason Miller mocks a Kamala TV political surrogate as so old he should be in a rest home. The guy is 18 months YOUNGER than Trump. C-Block (32:25) SPORTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE SPORTS/THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: The former ESPN Big Show SportsCenter producer who went on to run ESPN, is succeeded by the guy who succeeded him AS the ESPN Big Show SportsCenter producer. Turns out the death of WCBS NewsRadio in New York was largely my fault. And I've found another cassette, so if you want to hear the day I was first paid to do the news (July 25, 1980, WNEW Radio, New York) you're in luck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 3 EPISODE 12: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Trump has doubled down on his smearing of military heroes, of Medal of Honor recipients, by comparing them to the likes of Miriam Adelson and her late husband Sheldon. To a local news reporter in Pennsylvania, he insisted veterans are not enraged, that he has not done untold damage to his supposedly-ultra-patriotic base, and naturally he made it worse because now he had to clarify that what he meant was that Miriam Adelson LOOKS better than Medal of Honor winners because the Medal of Honor winners are often horribly wounded or dead and who wants to look horribly wounded or dead. The polls continue to be so good, so uniformly, that it's now hard to keep up with them and probably not worth doing so. As you already know, Sunday CBS News polling put her up THREE but ABC and the Washington Post pegged it at SIX. Morning Consult not only saying its tracking poll has her now up 48-44. It was THREE points last week. She's also above water on favorability, 50 to 45… so plus-five-favorable, her high water mark and something Trump has never approached J.V. VANCE, MEANWHILE figuratively stumbled over the ordering of a cheese steak in Philadelphia. And if he brings "his" new dog Atlas back on th campaign trail, dog-walking experts predict he literally stumble over him. OH THE CONVENTION?  From deep in their souls you can hear the disappointment forcing its way out like a primal scream: the primal scream of reporters who were promised tear gas and got only their own tears, the reporters – nationwide on Fox, internationally on BBC – heart-broken, stunned, disbelieving: There were no riots at the Opening Day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Not one goddamned canister of tear gas. And the number of protesters turned out to be overestimated by perhaps 90%. And yes I'll be damned if I know why they still hold conventions. Your time is much better spent listening to a guy from NewsMax explain that Trump is in a slump and needs to reintroduce himself to the electorate by going retail. Drop the hour-long speeches. Give golf tips. Bring his grandchildren to supermarket parking lots. No, I'm not kidding, and no, I cannot sufficiently convey how hilarious it is. B-Block (23:50) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Laura Ingraham - who once turned the Republican National Convention into a Hitler Salute To Trump - complains there's too much "show" at the DNC. Sure Nancy Mace is an idiot, but if Abby Phillip and CNN wouldn't platform her, we wouldn't have to listen to the idiocy. And Marcel Teloma has a foolproof plan for Trump Victory but I have a better one: why settle for JUST the Republican nomination? C-Block (32:59) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: The television world - and the liberal world - rightly mourn Phil Donahue, who died Sunday. But it must be said and it must be said now: the final act of the Donahue TV story, in which he claimed MSNBC fired him for opposing the Iraq War even though he had the network's highest ratings. Almost none of the story is true, and I know this not merely because I was there as it happened as what was an initially disinterested uninvolved bystander, but more importantly, why would they have fired him for opposing Bush and Iraq when the show that replaced him was called "Countdown With Keith Olbermann"?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 A 2023 survey by the business intelligence company, Morning Consult found that 57 percent of Gen-Z'ers would become influencers if given the chance. For more than a decade now, this career has seemed like a straight shot to success and money. But is this dream dead now? Whether it's Tik Tok, Instagram or YouTube, it seems like there's an endless stream of new content creators all vying for their shot. Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/the-inflated-field-of-influencing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Democratic convention in Chicago is fast approaching - the moment when Kamala Harris is due to be officially confirmed as the party's nominee to replace President Biden. So we're asking how this dramatic change at the top of the ticket has impacted polling ahead of November's election. What do the numbers tell us in the crucial swing states, and which issues will move the dial for the voters who could tip the balance in the race against Donald Trump?On this episode, Sumi Somaskanda is joined by Courtney Subramanian from the BBC's digital team in Washington DC and Eli Yokley, US politics analyst at polling firm Morning Consult.The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.This episode was made by Laurie Kalus and Tom Kavanagh. The technical producers were Jonny Hall and Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith.

SERIES 3 EPISODE 3: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The selection of Kamala Harris's Vice President is a big story and I'm really interested and it could be Joe Biden and I'd go "Whatever You Want, Queen." The lead story today is ANOTHER poll explosion She's ahead in the Morning Consult poll 48-44. A week ago she was ahead by ONE point. Two weeks ago TRUMP was ahead by TWO points. That's a seven point swing since President Biden bowed out. They polled on six key attributes in seven swing states: she wins not too old in a landslide. She wins "mentally fit" in a landslide. She wins "less dangerous" in a landslide. She wins "cares about me" by as much as ten. She's tied with him on "more presidential." She's up. by three in SurveyUSA. CBS (which never had Biden ahead) has her up by one. Decision Desk HQ shows her improved in nine of its ten battleground states (the only one she didn't improve on? Virginia, where she and Biden were each up by three). For the first time even Nate Silver's projection says she has the better chance of winning the electoral college – 53% – and winning it by 282 votes to 255 for Trump – and has her up in the polls by one and nine tenths points, largely because HIS average of the polls in Pennsylvania has her up by a point and in Michigan by just under three. Nate Silver has Kamala Harris within six points of leading in… Florida. ALSO THERE'S THE VP THING. Reuters reported Tim Walz and Josh Shapiro are the finalists. It might be Mark Kelly in the mix, too. Sure great fine get Walz new younger glasses. End advice. AND NOW WE KNOW WHY RFK MADE THE BEAR VIDEO: Yes, sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you and sometimes when you try to get ahead of The New Yorker story about you dumping in Central Park the dead carcass of a bear cub you say another motorist killed, it turns out there were stories the bear had stab wounds, and oh yeah the magazine has a PHOTO of you mocking the dead bear and in it your fly is unzipped. B-Block (29:45) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: TWO Supreme Court Justices. Gorsuch threatens Biden. Thomas takes more trip courtesy Harlan Crow Travel Agency. Elon Musk warns of civil war in Europe - for at least the fifth time in ten months. Does he own a civil war distributorship or something? C-Block (38:30) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: The anniversary looms: my greatest scoop proves you can accomplish great things by doing nothing and just letting everybody else do all the work for you. I broke the trade of Wayne Gretzky to the L-A Kings – as important a moment as there has been in the history of the development of hockey in this country – by just answering the phone a couple times. I mean I didn't even have to leave my office. The Gretzky Trade And My Absolutely Unnecessary Role in Breaking It.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 222: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: As reports mount that she'll select her Vice Presidential running mate next Monday or Tuesday, Kamala Harris - ten days into her campaign - surges into the lead in the swing states: Michigan: Kamala Harris 53 Trump 42 Arizona: Harris 49 Trump 47 Wisconsin: Harris 49 Trump 47 Nevada: Harris 47 Trump 45 Georgia: Harris 47 Trump 47 North Carolina: Trump 48 Harris 46 Pennsylvania: Trump 50 Harris 46 Seven Swing States Combined in these polls by Morning Consult for BLOOMBERG News: Harris 48 Trump 47 or as they headlined it “Harris erases Trump's Swing State Lead.” But Nate Silver told me Harris only has a 38 percent chance of winning, the New York Times told me this is just a "honeymoon" period (a term for the time AFTER a VP is chosen and a convention is held) and Axios told me Trump is selecting his cabinet. Explaining the polls, and the media's inability to believe anything that never happened before is happening now. B-Block (30:38) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Honorary mention, me, for coughing on the podcast yesterday. So now Matt Gaetz is OPPOSED to electoral losers insisting they really had won? Laura Loomer makes up a story no crazier than the other stories she's made up and got mad at all of us for taking her seriously. And the National Association of Black Journalists is entitled to host Trump for an interview at its convention. It is NOT allowed to let him bring his own pet propagandist with him to "interview" him. C-Block (44:33) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: In those days there was no internet, no ESPN, no CNN, and no weekday national sportscasts. So when the captain of the New York Yankees crashed his private plane 45 years ago this Friday, it was left to eight or so network radio sports guys to cover the nightmare in real time. And one of them was a rookie with about eight days' experience in the business: Me.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew, Tom, and Carl discuss Kamala Harris' rally last night in Atlanta and whether the state of Georgia is now in play. They also talk about new polls including swing state polls from Bloomberg/Morning Consult and the results of yesterday's Arizona primaries. Next, Andrew and Carl chat about today's appearance by Donald Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. And winding it up, Andrew and Carl talk with White House correspondent Phil Wegmann who is on the road with GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance.

A luglio l'indice nazionale dei prezzi al consumo per l'intera collettività (NIC), al lordo dei tabacchi, secondo le stime preliminari aumenta dello 0,5% su base mensile e dell'1,3% su base annua, da +0,8% del mese precedente. Lo rileva l'Istat spiegando che la risalita dell'inflazione si deve in primo luogo all'accelerazione su base tendenziale dei prezzi dei Beni energetici regolamentati (da +3,5% a +11,3%) e all'attenuarsi della flessione degli energetici non regolamentati (da -10,3% a -6,1%). Carrello della spesa. A luglio i prezzi dei Beni alimentari, per la cura della casa e della persona (il cosiddetto carrello della spesa) rallentano su base tendenziale (da +1,2% a +0,8%), come anche quelli dei prodotti ad alta frequenza d'acquisto (da +2,0% a +1,9%). L'inflazione è trainata dall'energia.Ne parliamo con Pietro Reichlin, professore di Economia Politica all'Università LUISS di Roma,Gli effetti economici dell'escalation in Medio OrienteIeri notte Israele ha prima ucciso Fuad Shukr, alto comandante di Hezbollah, a Beirut in Libano e poi Ismail Haniyeh, capo di Hamas, a Teheran in Iran. Ciò ha infiammato la situazione in Medio Oriente, già surriscaldata dal conflitto tra Israele e Hamas che va avanti dal 7 ottobre dell'anno scorso.L'escalation militare comincia a produrre i primi effetti economici: il petrolio va in rally salendo del 2,5%. Si temono conseguenze anche sulla logistica (i noli marittimi). Ribolle la situazione anche in Sahel: la crisi sudanese ha prodotto 10 milioni di sfollati, mentre in Mali la Wagner ha accusato ingenti perdite. Ci si interroga sugli scenari geopolitici: si va verso un mondo multipolare o unipolare? E cosa cambierebbe con la vittoria di Trump? E, invece, di Harris? Si prevede un blocco Russia-Cina-Iran?Ne parliamo con Alberto Magnani, Il Sole24Ore, e Adriana Castagnoli, professoressa di Storia Contemporanea ed economica all'Università di Torino ed editorialista de Il Sole 24 ore, Trump manda il Bitcoin alle stelle (ma è ancora sotto il record di marzo)Effetto Trump sui Bitcoin: il prezzo tocca i 70mila dollari.Trump definisce la criptovaluta «una riserva strategica» e annuncia che gli Usa non ne venderanno. Anche Kamala Harris prova a seguirlo sulla stessa strada. "Se verrò eletto, sarà la politica della mia amministrazione mantenere il 100% di tutti i Bitcoin che il governo degli Stati Uniti attualmente possiede o acquisisce in futuro". Parola di Donald Trump, candidato repubblicano alle presidenziali statunitensi di novembre. In un ampio intervento a Nashville, dove nel fine settimana si è svolta la Bitcoin conference, il tycoon ha confermato il suo totale appoggio al protocollo gBitcoin e, in senso più lato, all industria delle criptovalute: «Faremo in modo che non dobbiate trasferire le vostre attività in Cina o altrove. L America sarà il luogo migliore per il mining di Bitcoin». Un cambio di opinione notevole. Cinque anni fa, in un tweet del 12 luglio 2019, scriveva che «il valore di Bitcoin e delle altre criptovalute è basato sul nulla». In questo momento gli Usa detengono un controvalore di oro di circa 600 miliardi di dollari mentre i 210mila Bitcoin in cassa, sequestrati dalle autorità giudiziarie nel corso del tempo, corrispondono agli attuali prezzi di mercato - poco sotto i 70mila dollari - a quasi 15 miliardi di dollari. Trump non ha fatto riferimento a un piano di accumulo futuro ma ci ha pensato la senatrice pro-cripto Cynthia Lummis che a Nashville ha annunciato che presenterà un disegno di legge per creare una riserva strategica di Bitcoin negli Stati Uniti con un piano di acquisti di 1 milione di Bitcoin negli anni. Nel frattempo il prezzo di Bitcoin conferma la sua elevata volatilità che è superiore al 40% (mentre quella dell indice S&P 500, per intenderci, misurata dall indice Vix ieri era a quota 16). Ieri si è spinto fino a 70mila dollari (non lontano dal massimo storico di 73.500 dello scorso marzo) per poi ripiegare poco sotto i 68mila. L attuale rimbalzo - rispetto ai minimi di 54mila di metà luglio - è però partito proprio nel giorno dell attentato a Trump. È quindi evidente che ci sia un legame, se non altro speculativo, tra il candidato pro-Bitcoin e l andamento della criptovaluta in questa fase. Va però detto che il software Bitcoin, che va avanti da 15 anni, nel suo percorso non ha bisogno di Trump. Ma probabilmente è Trump ad avere bisogno di Bitcoin e, soprattutto, del suo sempre più ampio elettorato. Uno studio commissionato da Coinbase e condotto da Morning Consult, indica che sono 67 milioni gli americani che hanno investito in Bitcoin o altre criptovalute, il 20% della popolazione. Le cripto quindi potrebbero giocare un ruolo importante per la definizione del 47esimo presidente Usa. Forse anche per questo, stando ad alcune indiscrezioni, la candidata democratica Kamala Harris starebbe provando a riallacciare i rapporti con le aziende Usa più importanti del settore, dall exchange Coinbase a Circle, la società che emette la stablecoin statunitense Usdc agganciata al dollaro e Ripple Labs, società che sviluppa soluzioni finanziarie utilizzando la blockchain. La Harris però ha deciso di non partecipare alla Bitcoin conference. Ne parliamo con Vito Lops, Sole24Ore,

SERIES 2 EPISODE 220: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Finally somebody has said SOMETHING confirming we don't have any idea whether Trump was hit by a bullet or a piece of bubble gum during what was - unquestionably - the assassination attempt, now nearly two weeks ago. And the doubt is from no less a figure than the head of the FBI, in Congressional testimony day before yesterday that got almost no attention for hours after he gave it. This led to considerable umbrage from Ex-Doctor Congressman Ronny Glug Glug Jackson of Texas who insists he saw the wound (of course it was the next day) even as video emerges of him explaining his own nephew was near Trump and suffered minor superficial injuries from... debris evidently thrown up by a bullet hitting something. Something that is ever more certainly NOT Trump. ALSO: Superb polling numbers for Kamala Harris from The New York Times (Biden was behind by six; she is behind by one), Morning Consult (she is now ahead by one) and Change Polls (It was Trump by four over Biden. It is now Harris by one over Trump). The Times had to find some disaffected Democrat and somehow found a confidence trickster (literally, she went to prison over a fake finger-in-the-chili thing) and quoted her. The Times has jumped the shark. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK TRUMP WILL DUMP JD VANCE. It's not just the couch embarrassment (So-fa, so-good) or the horrible approval numbers. This video of him complaining that Harris has 'no skin in the game' because she's not a biological parent? So - Lindsey Graham has no skin the game? Tim Scott? George Washington? And maybe best of all, there is a new nickname for Vice President Harris and the momentum she's building: Kamalot. It's courtesy Trump's second worst press secretary, the imbecilic Kayleigh McEnany, who is convinced it's an insult. This person has had one good idea in her life - this is it - and she's disowning it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Leer, Chief Economist from Morning Consult and frequent Inside Economics guest, joins the team to discuss the past week's slew of (mostly) very good economic data. John discusses the latest consumer sentiment surveys and why they have diverged so sharply from observed consumer behavior. He also talks about changing expectations for the upcoming Presidential election and Senate races in light of the past week's political events.  Today's Guest: John Leer, Chief Economist of Morning ConsultFollow John Leer on LinkedInHosts: Mark Zandi – Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics, Cris deRitis – Deputy Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics, and Marisa DiNatale – Senior Director - Head of Global Forecasting, Moody's AnalyticsFollow Mark Zandi on 'X' @MarkZandi, Cris deRitis on LinkedIn, and Marisa DiNatale on LinkedIn  

Today, we're talking about one of Kai Ryssdal's favorite topics: soccer! The sport’s U.S. audience is only expected grow, especially as the country gets ready to host the World Cup in 2026. Paul Tenorio, soccer writer for The Athletic, said access to the sport has changed dramatically for Americans over the last decade. On the show today, Tenorio explains why soccer is gaining a new audience, what lessons American stadiums can learn from mistakes at the recent Copa América tournament, and how legendary player Lionel Messi is bringing eyes and money to the game in the United States. Then, we’ll get into how companies are using troves of data to target different consumers, and why this “surveillance pricing” has caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission. And, what a travel editor got wrong about repeat travel. Here’s everything we talked about today: “The Messi Effect – How One Single Player Will Impact Soccer In America” from Forbes “‘It was inhuman': Why the Copa America final was delayed and dangerously close to disaster” from The Athletic “U.S. Soccer Fans Are Younger, More Diverse Than Fans of Other Sports” from Morning Consult “What Messi’s MLS, Apple, Adidas deal means for everyone else” from ESPN “You're not going crazy — you may actually be paying higher prices than other people” from CNN Business “FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing” from the Federal Trade Commission “Why Is the US Deficit So Big? Depends on Who You Ask” from Bloomberg “What the bond market’s telling us, or not, about Biden’s withdrawal” from Marketplace Send us your suggestions for Paris Games-themed cocktails or let us know what Olympic events you’re looking forward to watching. Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

Today, we're talking about one of Kai Ryssdal's favorite topics: soccer! The sport’s U.S. audience is only expected grow, especially as the country gets ready to host the World Cup in 2026. Paul Tenorio, soccer writer for The Athletic, said access to the sport has changed dramatically for Americans over the last decade. On the show today, Tenorio explains why soccer is gaining a new audience, what lessons American stadiums can learn from mistakes at the recent Copa América tournament, and how legendary player Lionel Messi is bringing eyes and money to the game in the United States. Then, we’ll get into how companies are using troves of data to target different consumers, and why this “surveillance pricing” has caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission. And, what a travel editor got wrong about repeat travel. Here’s everything we talked about today: “The Messi Effect – How One Single Player Will Impact Soccer In America” from Forbes “‘It was inhuman': Why the Copa America final was delayed and dangerously close to disaster” from The Athletic “U.S. Soccer Fans Are Younger, More Diverse Than Fans of Other Sports” from Morning Consult “What Messi’s MLS, Apple, Adidas deal means for everyone else” from ESPN “You're not going crazy — you may actually be paying higher prices than other people” from CNN Business “FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing” from the Federal Trade Commission “Why Is the US Deficit So Big? Depends on Who You Ask” from Bloomberg “What the bond market’s telling us, or not, about Biden’s withdrawal” from Marketplace Send us your suggestions for Paris Games-themed cocktails or let us know what Olympic events you’re looking forward to watching. Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

Today, we're talking about one of Kai Ryssdal's favorite topics: soccer! The sport’s U.S. audience is only expected grow, especially as the country gets ready to host the World Cup in 2026. Paul Tenorio, soccer writer for The Athletic, said access to the sport has changed dramatically for Americans over the last decade. On the show today, Tenorio explains why soccer is gaining a new audience, what lessons American stadiums can learn from mistakes at the recent Copa América tournament, and how legendary player Lionel Messi is bringing eyes and money to the game in the United States. Then, we’ll get into how companies are using troves of data to target different consumers, and why this “surveillance pricing” has caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission. And, what a travel editor got wrong about repeat travel. Here’s everything we talked about today: “The Messi Effect – How One Single Player Will Impact Soccer In America” from Forbes “‘It was inhuman': Why the Copa America final was delayed and dangerously close to disaster” from The Athletic “U.S. Soccer Fans Are Younger, More Diverse Than Fans of Other Sports” from Morning Consult “What Messi’s MLS, Apple, Adidas deal means for everyone else” from ESPN “You're not going crazy — you may actually be paying higher prices than other people” from CNN Business “FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing” from the Federal Trade Commission “Why Is the US Deficit So Big? Depends on Who You Ask” from Bloomberg “What the bond market’s telling us, or not, about Biden’s withdrawal” from Marketplace Send us your suggestions for Paris Games-themed cocktails or let us know what Olympic events you’re looking forward to watching. Email makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 217: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Oh, nothing. Kamala Harris only raised $223,000 a MINUTE or $13,380,000 an hour in her first 24 hours as the Democratic presidential candidate-presumptive and will only rap up the pledged delegates by today or tomorrow and has already opened her campaign five points closer to Trump than any other Democrat. And as somebody mentioned (cough; cough cough) Friday it turns out if President Biden had not seen the wisdom of the choice and bowed out before the new week started Nancy Pelosi was ready to go public - with polling. And now, everybody's together again and everybody's endorsed here and even that moron Manchin has gotten out of the way and the only question is where in town do you want YOUR Joe Biden statue to be. ON THE OTHER HAND Trump intends to sue. Somebody. Maybe Hannibal Lecter. The man who is suddenly history's oldest presidential candidate wants to be reimbursed and the debate moved and they want to force Biden to stay in the race AND resign as president and don't you know Trump was shot with a wadded up piece of gum so you must defer to him. If there's anything more delightful than watching Trump implode because it never occurred to him the other side had better tactics, it's watching Hannity complain that Kamala Harris has a funny laugh when... shoot... who has ever actually heard Trump laugh? Like a person? There's a lot to go through, including the reminder that if you're worried about this nation's racism and its misogyny: in the last four US elections: we have elected a man of color president, then re-elected him, then a woman candidate won the popular vote, and most recently, a woman of color was elected VP defeating a ticket led by racist incumbent  Assume nothing. But - Excelsior! B-BLOCK (37:40) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: So. Much. Stupid. Takery. Aaron Sorkin, Brian Stelter, Olivia Nuzzi and Katy Tur could've forged a four-way tie (well, three; Sorkin would've just 'borrowed' one of their ideas). C-BLOCK (56:15) IN MEMORY OF MINET: I'm a little unfocused today and when I get unfocused I get verbose because I'm ad libbing. And if you didn't see it on social media, my extraordinary 17-year old rescue pup, Minet, died Sunday just six days after hitting that amazing milestone of longevity. If you've been scared off adopting a senior dog or even a geriatric one, please listen to Minet's story and how much he gave me - and consider getting one yourself!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There may be a real estate underinvestment crisis looming in the coming decades, thanks to baby boomers.  According to a joint study from Morning Consult and home improvement company Leaf Home, 55% of baby boomers plan to age in their 40-year-old-plus homes and have no intention of selling or renovating. That means when millennials inherit homes, they may be faced with a mountain of deferred maintenance that may prove costly and lead to a potential construction and supply crunch. Meanwhile, empty nesters own twice as many large homes as millennials with kids, contributing to the housing supply crunch across the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Summary In this episode of OnBase, Victoria Sakal explores effective go-to-market strategies and the delicate balance between data-driven insights and intuition in marketing. She discusses common challenges companies face, such as organizational disconnects and the struggle to be proactive in rapidly changing markets. Victoria emphasizes the importance of understanding customer needs, monitoring trends, and using an innovation pipeline framework to guide strategy development. She advocates for quality over quantity in marketing efforts, recommending targeted campaigns for specific audiences rather than broad, unfocused approaches. Sakal underscores the value of curiosity and asking better questions to drive growth and innovation in marketing and product development. About the guest With a passion for turning complex inputs on customers, market dynamics, and competitors into smart strategies that drive growth, Victoria has spent the last decade helping companies ask better questions to get better data, source more powerful insights, and stay on top of important dynamics that matter.  Previously at Morning Consult and Kantar, Victoria now focuses on all things demand gen, product marketing, market research, and growth strategies to deliver more value for Wonder users. Connect with Victoria Sakal Key takeaways- Balance data-driven insights with intuition for effective marketing decisions - Focus on customer needs and problems when developing go-to-market strategies - Use an innovation pipeline framework to guide strategy from problem identification to launch - Prioritize quality over quantity in marketing by targeting specific audiences with tailored messages - Stay informed through industry newsletters, podcasts, and thought leaders - Embrace curiosity and ask better questions to drive growth and innovation - Align different parts of the organization for cohesive go-to-market execution - Adapt agile approaches to market research for speed and relevance Quotes "Being a degree off at your starting point can leave you a mile off down the road." -Victoria Sakal Recommended Resource Newsletters: - Scott Clary's newsletter on mental models and business inspiration - James Clear's newsletter on life frameworks and processes - Seth Godin's daily digestible content Podcasts:- Lenny's Podcast, which covers product strategy and related disciplines⁠Connect with Victoria Sakal⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website

SERIES 2 EPISODE 203: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:40) BULLETIN: The New York Times has called for a candidate to drop out of the presidential race after his performance in a debate - a debate which has IMPROVED his standing against his opponent in several polls. No, President Biden is not dropping out. And that wasn't a family oligarchy intervention Sunday at Camp David to tell him to. It was an offing photo shoot. There are no indications (and let's not fully exhale; we don't know if the impacts might appear long-term) that the debate had any significant impact on the presidential race. CBS-YouGov polling released Sunday says even in the wake of the understandable blunt-force trauma we all went through as we watched, 55% of the Democrats have NO interest in changing horses while after the same debate 54% percent of EVERYBODY says TRUMP should drop out. “I am finishing my second battleground state poll post-debate,” writes the Democratic pollster Geoff Garin, “and both surveys show the same thing: the debate had no effect on the vote choice. The election was extremely close and competitive before the debate, and it is still extremely close and competitive today.” Morning Consult and Data For Progress polled right after the debate, the percentages of those who think Biden should drop out went up like four points, but the Biden-versus-Trump match-up… Biden went UP a point. In Survey USA he went UP THREE points. Translation: yeah, maybe he should drop out but if he doesn't, I'm still voting for him. The almost negligible impact on Biden's poll numbers may be as transitory as whatever it was that impaired the president during the debate, because his health and age is baked-in to the voters' perception of him. There was nothing before the debate, nothing in his grueling international travels to the G7 and Normandy and elsewhere that was as bad as what he did during the debate. He was clear the day before and the next morning. And there is a plausible and intuitively satisfactory possible explanation for what CAUSES something like that in an 81-year old man. If the President had a cold – and I don't know about you, but I'll admit it: I'VE had colds in my life, and his hoarseness, it sounded to me like a cold – if he had a cold, did he take cold medicine? You know, like just Tylenol. Cold medicine. The Yale School of medicine professor, cardiologist and head of outcomes evaluation at Yale New Haven Hospital Center Dr. Harlan Krumholz wrote a piece for Newsweek: “Biden's symptoms are consistent with someone suffering from temporary drug-induced cognitive impairment. Most people believe common over-the-counter cold medications such as Dayquil, Tylenol, or Advil to be harmless. While generally well tolerated, these medications have well-documented side effects and can cause reduced alertness, diminished attention, poor memory, and reduced reaction time, especially in older individuals. These impairments are transitory but can appear consequential and alarming. Every experienced clinician has seen this effect thousands of times…" The real illness right now may be in our media. NBC News got the Camp David thing utterly wrong. The Times made fools of its editorial board and top columnists and based on something a staffer wrote there is every reason to suspect that it acted as it did because if Biden were to drop out it would prove the Times wasn't a fatally broken organization that put its thumb on the scale because he wouldn't give them a one-on-one interview. Regardless: the breaking news is - nothing's broken.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 191: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The polls continue to underscore it. Trump's conviction, just twelve days ago, is already half as important in voters' decision-making process as where the candidates stand on immigration. 28% tell CBS the convictions are a "major factor" for them, yet this number is dismissed because it isn't by itself decisive. A separate Morning Consult poll says Trump's net favorability is now four points below that of Biden's - because of the trial.  And yet the President, and his advisors, and the old men of the Democratic Party continue to contrive to keep Joe Biden from saying the truth in public. He says the impact of the convictions is for the public to decide. No! That's for the public to decide? This isn't an American Idol vote. This isn't Coke versus Pepsi. This is democracy or dictatorship and most people don't know and YOU, Mr. President, have to make the case. You don't have to sink to Trump's brain-damaged rhetorical level but “that's for the public to decide?” HELP THEM DECIDE. TELL THEM THE TRUTH. Part of the problem is: the campaign seems to be incapable of realizing it can do multiple attacks on Trump - from criminality to dictatorship to the price of orange juice. I'll give some examples of the variety of ads they could run. MEANWHILE: KNOTTED BY WINDSOR. Justice Alito makes a fool of himself as my friend the investigative journalist Lauren Windsor records him agreeing that either the right or left will "win" - and he had a much better visit with her than did his wife. Martha-Ann Alito promises to get revenge against everybody, fly an anti-LGBTQ flag, and sue the bunch of them. It turns out everything we thought about them was comparatively positive. AND JUST FOR LAUGHS: Jonathan Turley has declared Trump "elderly." B-Block (34:44) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Alleged Democratic governor Hochul of New York, after freezing NYC congestion prices, apparently bails out on fundraiser hosted by auto dealers. Marge Barney Rubble Greene thinks electric cars run on gasoline. Politico with the typo of the year, about a fabulous "head of head." C-Block (40:21) FROM THE SPORTS CENTRAL CENTER NEWSDESK TONIGHT: I moved this last in case you are NOT a baseball fan of 57 seasons' duration whom the game is losing. The Athletic publishes its survey of current players and guess what! Turns out they all invented the game, and anybody who played before about 2010 was incompetent and irrelevant. Worse yet, somebody grabs my personal third rail, insulting Babe Ruth. Which means I have to go through mediocre reliever Adam Ottavino's 2018 contention that he would strike Babe Ruth out every time he faced him. If you brought Babe Ruth into baseball 2024 and gave him its tiny ballparks and elaborate video scouting and training regimens, he would hit 255 homers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew, Tom, and Carl discuss new polling by Morning Consult and whether the verdict in the Trump trial will affect voters in November. They also talk about today's Time Magazine cover story on Joe Biden and the reports of why Sally Buzbee, the top editor of the Washington Post, abruptly stepped down. Then, Andrew Walworth talks to A. B. Stoddard, columnist at the Bulwark news site, about the Democratic Party's strategy to reach low-information voters. And last but not least, RCP White House Correspondent Phil Wegmann talks to Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) about his bid for leadership of the Senate GOP.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 186: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN There are early signs of a potential tidal wave of disastrous polling indicators for Convicted Felon Donald Trump after he was found guilty of all 34 felony charges Thursday here in New York; 10% of registered GOP voters say they are now less likely to vote for him. More startlingly; 8% of those identifying as Trump supporters and 15% of registered GOP voters say he should drop out of the presidential race These are from separate polls, by Ipsos for Reuters, and by Morning Consult. Remember - based on Trump's 2020 vote totals - each percentage point of voters who peel away from him, would cost Trump roughly 750,000 votes and two to three electoral college votes. Just as importantly, the Biden Campaign seems to have switched strategies and is itself referring to Trump as "Convicted Felon Donald Trump." (This is a Bonus Bite-Sized Bulletin edition of Countdown. It's a new briefer format - eight minutes - that will appear in addition to regular episodes - and because of that I'm going to ask you to do me a favor and FORWARD it to somebody who is unaware of it, or unfamiliar with the Podcast. Thanks)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shoot us a Text.It's Tuesday and we're talking about Ford lifting restrictions on which dealers can sell EVs, the political divide impacting EV adoption, and Bass Pro Shops' is the next retailer leaning affordability amid inflation.Show Notes with links:Ford is set to undo a key element of its EV certification program, opening EV sales to its entire U.S. retail network following backlash and lawsuits.Ford plans to reopen EV sales to its full U.S. retail network after feedback from 11 in-person dealer meetings and extensive pushback.Initially, EV sales were limited to dealers making significant investments in chargers and training, which led to criticism and lawsuits from over 400 dealers and state associations.Dealers argued the restrictions were unfair and potentially illegal, with lawsuits claiming Ford could not legally prevent some dealers from selling its products.Lisa Drake, VP of EV programs, stated the goal is to involve more dealers and reduce certification requirements, aiming for a more inclusive approach saying, "We'll be more ubiquitous with our training and make sure essentially all of our dealers are equipped to sell them."Attorney Rich Sox, representing dealers in New York, emphasized, "This is about making sure all dealers have access to EVs and not being pigeonholed into one of three categories the program arbitrarily created."As automakers push their electric vehicles, some consumers resist for political reasons, highlighting a growing challenge in the EV market.Many consumers oppose EVs due to political and ideological reasons, complicating automakers' efforts.A Morning Consult poll found about 40% of Americans have an unfavorable view of EVs, with 38% citing political views and 63% concerned about China's dominance in the EV supply chain.Conservative consumers often criticize public subsidies for EVs and regulations steering them towards electric cars, contrasting with liberals who support EVs for environmental reasons.Kia's Steven Center acknowledges EVs as a hot-button issue: "You know that old saying, ‘Don't talk about religion or politics?' I think you can add EVs to that."Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist, noted, "There is a hearts-and-minds resistance to EVs, mostly on the Republican side. If you can't break down that tribalism, the industry isn't going to sell enough EVs."Bill Wallace, a South Florida car dealer, noted that about one-third of his customers express adamant opposition to EVs, viewing them as government control."They are angry," Wallace said. "They feel like it's the government trying to control their lives." he continued ““I said, ‘Mary (Barra), you have to understand the red-state mentality. These people want no part of it,'The Auto Industry isn't the only one talking about affordability, in response to persistent inflation, Johnny Morris, CEO of Bass Pro Shops, is emphasizing the brand's commitment to affordability by offering paHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

The American K-12 education system is experiencing a decline in teacher morale, according to a recent survey by EdChoice and Morning Consult. Factors contributing to teacher job dissatisfaction include stagnant wages, the rising cost of post-secondary education and a lack of job security. The survey found that only 39% of teachers believe K-12 education is on the right track in their local school district, and only 15% would recommend the teaching profession to friends and family. Robert Enlow, President and CEO of EdChoice, suggests that the solution lies in school choice, which allows parents to choose the best educational setting for their children. He also highlights the need for better integration of technology in the classroom and warns of a looming fiscal cliff for schools as pandemic funding runs out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.On this week's podcast, hosts Paul Sweeney and Guest-Host Molly Smith speak with Steve Man, Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Analyst, on Tesla earnings. Anurag Rana, Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst, and Sunil Rajopal, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Software Analyst, talk about how Salesforce's takeover talks with Informatica are said to be cooling off. Lee Klaskow, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Transport, Logistics and Shipping Analyst, discusses UPS earnings. Gregory Korte, Bloomberg News White House and Political Correspondent, talks about the latest Bloomberg News morning consult poll. George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, and Airlines Analyst, breaks down Boeing earnings. AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot, discusses earnings from AstraZeneca.The Bloomberg Intelligence radio show with Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel podcasts through Apple's iTunes, Spotify and Luminary. It broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays at noon on Bloomberg's flagship station WBBR (1130 AM) in New York, 106.1 FM/1330 AM in Boston, 99.1 FM in Washington, 960 AM in the San Francisco area, channel 121 on SiriusXM, www.bloombergradio.com, and iPhone and Android mobile apps. Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P., has more than 400 professionals who provide in-depth analysis on more than 2,000 companies and 135 industries while considering strategic, equity and credit perspectives. BI also provides interactive data from over 500 independent contributors. It is available exclusively for Bloomberg Terminal subscribers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew, Tom, and Carl discuss new polling from Bloomberg/Morning Consult and the results of yesterday's Pennsylvania's primary where Nikki Haley received more than 150,000 votes. They also talk about Trump's trials and President's Biden's signing of new legislation designed to force the sale of TikTok. Then, Carl Cannon talks to pollster John Della Volpe of Harvard University about the youth vote in 2024. And finally, Andrew Walworth talks to Kara Frederickson - Director of the Tech Policy Center at the Heritage Foundation about TikTok and the effect of social media on young people.

In this episode, Erin chats with Victoria Sakal, Head of Growth at Wonder, all about desk (or secondary) research—think web searches, checking internal resource libraries (like repositories), or interviewing colleagues. Desk research is a critical step when starting a new project.Victoria shares her framework for thinking about the differences between primary and secondary research, suggesting that instead of distinct categories, they exist on a continuum. She argues that primary research is sharper, more impactful, and has better ROI when it's supported by secondary research.In addition to sharing best practices for desk research, Victoria walks through research her team conducted on how organizations approach research, offering strategies to maximize your efforts based on specific company growth stages and product demands. The episode closes by exploring how desk research is changing in light of emergent technologies such as large-language models and the benefits of reading widely. Episode Highlights06:39 - Integrating desk research into your research strategy12:30 - Desk research techniques and best practices17:41 - Unpacking trends in the kinds of questions asked during desk research23:31 - How desk research is evolving alongside AI technology25:14 - The role of curiosity in desk research and innovation34:20 - How research repositories and agile methods impact desk researchAbout Our GuestWith a passion for turning complex inputs (data, research, behaviors) on customers, market dynamics, and competitors into smart strategies that drive growth, Victoria has spent the last decade helping companies ask better questions to get better data, source more powerful insights, and stay on top of important dynamics that matter. Previously at Morning Consult and Kantar, Victoria now focuses on all things demand gen, product marketing, market research, and growth strategies to deliver more value for Wonder users.More Resources on Desk ResearchHow to conduct (and write) a research literature reviewUX research is better with market research collaborationsThis database showcases AI-powered desk research tools

Watch Alix and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.On this week's podcast, RobinHood Co-Founder and CEO Vlad Tenev, discusses Robinhood's new credit card. Mark Niquette, Bloomberg Real Economy Team Reporter, joins to talk about the latest Morning Consult poll. George Ferguson, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Aerospace, Defense, and Airlines Analyst, discusses Boeing's leadership overhaul. Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Industry Analyst, discusses Apple iPhone shipments falling in China. Jody Lurie, Bloomberg Intelligence Credit Analyst, talks about Carnival earnings. Michael Shah, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Pharma-Biotech Analyst, discusses Novo Nordisk agreeing to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals for up to $1.1 billionThe Bloomberg Intelligence radio show with Paul Sweeney and Alix Steel podcasts through Apple's iTunes, Spotify and Luminary. It broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays at noon on Bloomberg's flagship station WBBR (1130 AM) in New York, 106.1 FM/1330 AM in Boston, 99.1 FM in Washington, 960 AM in the San Francisco area, channel 121 on SiriusXM, www.bloombergradio.com, and iPhone and Android mobile apps. Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg L.P., has more than 400 professionals who provide in-depth analysis on more than 2,000 companies and 135 industries while considering strategic, equity and credit perspectives. BI also provides interactive data from over 500 independent contributors. It is available exclusively for Bloomberg Terminal subscribers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As marketers, we are to have a pulse on culture, the latest trends and chatter occurring around our consumers. But what if your feed is not like the others?In the latest research study from iHeartMedia and Morning Consult, “The New American Consumer and the Marketing Divide,” the audio company took a closer look at the gap between consumer habits and marketer bias. They found that 40% of American consumers never heard of NFTs, 33% never heard of charcuterie boards and over 60% of Americans never heard of the critically acclaimed tv show, Succession.On the latest episode of Yeah, That's Probably An Ad, community editor Luz Corona and Europe brand editor Rebecca Stewart sit down with iHeartMedia president and CMO Gayle Troberman to discuss more of the study's findings, how the audio market has evolved post Covid and why, despite the 31% of listening time clocked by Americans, there is only 9% of media budget allocated to audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode is a special discussion on a crisis in the U.S. that is as grave as it is underappreciated — loneliness. Nearly three in five U.S. adults are considered lonely, according to data from Morning Consult, with underrepresented racial groups and people with low incomes particularly likely to grapple with loneliness. In this special re-release of a Talking Feds episode that garnered significant attention, Prof Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Senator Chris Murphy join Harry to assess the crisis's magnitude, causes, consequences, and possible reduction strategies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/18/2023): 3:05pm- While campaigning in Wilmington, Delaware over the weekend, an SUV in President Joe Biden's motorcade was struck by a sedan. Neither President Biden nor First Lady Jill Biden were traveling in the vehicle. 3:10pm- Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal notes that even former President Barack Obama is concerned about President Joe Biden's reelection prospects. Linskey writes, “a round of dismal polls is increasing jitters among Democrats, including some in the West Wing, who are worried that voters' negative views on the president are going unchallenged. Those Democrats are growing impatient for a full-fledged campaign to start. Those with concerns include former President Barack Obama, who knows this is going to be a close race' and ‘feels that Democrats very well could lose' the 2024 election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Obama worries that ‘the alternative is pretty dangerous for democracy,' the person said.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/bidens-agenda-hangs-in-balance-as-tough-election-year-approaches-43d24633 3:30pm- Reporting from the U.S. Southern border, Fox News journalist Bill Melugin revealed that authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas are “suspending railway operations…they're shutting down international commerce in order to help speed up processing of migrants.” 3:40pm- While speaking with NBC News, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said, “I'm not a progressive…I just think I'm a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with Israel, I'm going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.” You can read a recap of his interview with NBC News here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-not-progressive-fetterman-breaks-left-israel-immigration-rcna129747 3:50pm- Adam Sabes of Fox News writes: “An alleged congressional staffer who filmed an explicit sex tape inside a Senate hearing room could face criminal charges, one lawyer argues. The U.S. Capitol Police told Fox News they were aware of an amateur pornographic video published by the Daily Caller on Friday, which shows someone identified as a congressional staffer, engaging in sex with another man in Hart Senate Office Building room 216… Posts on social media claimed the alleged staffer worked for Sen. Ben Cardin's office. Hours after the story broke, Cardin's office announced that a legislative aide had been dismissed but did not address reports linking a member of his staff to the sex tape.” You can read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-sex-tape-congressional-staffer-allegedly-seen-leaked-video-could-face-charges-lawyer-says 4:05pm- Judicial Watch has announced that according to heavily redacted documents it has attained, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveilling and targeting of Catholics—baselessly categorizing Catholics as extremists—was more wide-spread than was initially claimed. FBI Director Christopher Wray had indicated that the unlawful targeting was limited to a single field office. You can read more here: https://www.judicialwatch.org/targeting-of-catholics/ 4:30pm- Rich, Matt, and Henry debate the best and worst Christmas songs. Plus, Rich reveals he has never seen Home Alone or Home Alone 2—how is this possible? 4:45pm- In an impossibly outrageous editorial featured by The Atlantic, Caitlan Flanagan argues that you should NEVER watch Rudolph. She claims, “Santa presides over a nonunion shop where underproducing elves are deprived of breaks and humiliated”—and refers to Santa's workshop as a “little forced-labor camp.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/rankin-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer/616932/ 5:05pm- Republicans and Democrats continue to negotiate over enhanced border security policies designed to crack down on the thousands of migrants crossing the U.S. Southern border unlawfully each day. Speaking from outside of the U.S. Capitol, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) bizarrely claimed that discouraging illegal migration is similar to “racial quota laws” enacted during the 1920s. 5:10pm- While speaking with NBC News, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said, “I'm not a progressive…I just think I'm a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with Israel, I'm going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.” You can read a recap of his interview with NBC News here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-not-progressive-fetterman-breaks-left-israel-immigration-rcna129747 5:15pm- New York Times columnist David Brooks suggested Chris Christie should drop out of the Republican presidential race in order to clear a path for Nikki Haley to directly challenge Donald Trump in the New Hampshire presidential primary. 5:20pm- Reporting from the U.S. Southern border, Fox News journalist Bill Melugin revealed that authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas are “suspending railway operations…they're shutting down international commerce in order to help speed up processing of migrants.” 5:25pm- While appearing on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Republicans and Democrats are “not anywhere close to a deal” on legislation that tethers Ukraine aid, Israel aid, and funds for additional security at the U.S. Southern border. 5:30pm- On this weekend's episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, journalist Walter Kirn said that the flood of students going directly from Ivy League universities to become writers at The New York Times is creating a progressive bubble and, consequently, damaging journalism. 5:40pm- Has baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani figured out an ingenious way to avoid California's outlandish state income? Lindsey Adler and Richard Rubin write: “Ohtani will take home just $2 million per season over the 10-year span of his contract, which was made official Monday night. In an unprecedented structure, Ohtani will defer $68 million per season until the end of his contract, meaning the Dodgers will pay him $680 million between 2034 and 2043…But by the time he starts receiving the $68 million payments, he may be able to avoid state income taxes by living someplace like Florida without an income tax, or by moving back to Japan.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/shohei-ohtani-700-million-contract-deferral-067a345f 5:45pm- Adam Sabes of Fox News writes: “An alleged congressional staffer who filmed an explicit sex tape inside a Senate hearing room could face criminal charges, one lawyer argues. The U.S. Capitol Police told Fox News they were aware of an amateur pornographic video published by the Daily Caller on Friday, which shows someone identified as a congressional staffer, engaging in sex with another man in Hart Senate Office Building room 216… Posts on social media claimed the alleged staffer worked for Sen. Ben Cardin's office. Hours after the story broke, Cardin's office announced that a legislative aide had been dismissed but did not address reports linking a member of his staff to the sex tape.” You can read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-sex-tape-congressional-staffer-allegedly-seen-leaked-video-could-face-charges-lawyer-says 6:05pm- Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal notes that even former President Barack Obama is concerned about President Joe Biden's reelection prospects. Linskey writes, “a round of dismal polls is increasing jitters among Democrats, including some in the West Wing, who are worried that voters' negative views on the president are going unchallenged. Those Democrats are growing impatient for a full-fledged campaign to start. Those with concerns include former President Barack Obama, who knows this is going to be a close race' and ‘feels that Democrats very well could lose' the 2024 election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Obama worries that ‘the alternative is pretty dangerous for democracy,' the person said.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/bidens-agenda-hangs-in-balance-as-tough-election-year-approaches-43d24633 6:10pm- According to new polling data from Morning Consult, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden in all seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the 2024 presidential election. You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-now-leads-biden-in-all-seven-swing-states-poll/ 6:15pm- According to a report from Michael Kranish of The Washington Post, James Biden—the younger brother of President Joe Biden—was secretly recorded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after his consulting firm, Lion Hall, received a $100,000 payment from a Mississippi-based attorney, Richard Scruggs, for advice on passing tobacco legislation. Though James Biden was never accused of any wrongdoing or of selling influence, Scruggs conceded: “I probably wouldn't have hired him if he wasn't the senator's brother.”  Scruggs was eventually sent to prison on bribery charges in an unrelated incident. You can read Kranish's article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/17/james-bidens-dealmaking-caught-fbi-tapes-unrelated-bribery-probe/ 6:35pm- While speaking at a campaign rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said: “If you want to see a bird cemetery, go under a windmill.” 6:45pm- Reporting from the U.S. Southern border, Fox News journalist Bill Melugin revealed that authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas are “suspending railway operations…they're shutting down international commerce in order to help speed up processing of migrants.” 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal notes that even former President Barack Obama is concerned about President Joe Biden's reelection prospects. Linskey writes, “a round of dismal polls is increasing jitters among Democrats, including some in the West Wing, who are worried that voters' negative views on the president are going unchallenged. Those Democrats are growing impatient for a full-fledged campaign to start. Those with concerns include former President Barack Obama, who knows this is going to be a close race' and ‘feels that Democrats very well could lose' the 2024 election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Obama worries that ‘the alternative is pretty dangerous for democracy,' the person said.” You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/bidens-agenda-hangs-in-balance-as-tough-election-year-approaches-43d24633 According to new polling data from Morning Consult, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden in all seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the 2024 presidential election. You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-now-leads-biden-in-all-seven-swing-states-poll/ According to a report from Michael Kranish of The Washington Post, James Biden—the younger brother of President Joe Biden—was secretly recorded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after his consulting firm, Lion Hall, received a $100,000 payment from a Mississippi-based attorney, Richard Scruggs, for advice on passing tobacco legislation. Though James Biden was never accused of any wrongdoing or of selling influence, Scruggs conceded: “I probably wouldn't have hired him if he wasn't the senator's brother.”  Scruggs was eventually sent to prison on bribery charges in an unrelated incident. You can read Kranish's article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/17/james-bidens-dealmaking-caught-fbi-tapes-unrelated-bribery-probe/ While speaking at a campaign rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said: “If you want to see a bird cemetery, go under a windmill.” Reporting from the U.S. Southern border, Fox News journalist Bill Melugin revealed that authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas are “suspending railway operations…they're shutting down international commerce in order to help speed up processing of migrants.” 

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/15/2023): 3:05pm- On Wednesday, MSNBC's Monica Alba reported that the Biden Administration is concerned about the “emotional toll” a Hunter Biden drug relapse—triggered by his ongoing legal troubles—would have on his father, President Joe Biden. Could this be the excuse the White House provides for a potential pardon of Hunter? The president's son has been charged with several tax evasion felonies, as well as federal firearm charges. 3:15pm- According to new polling data from Morning Consult, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden in all seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the 2024 presidential election. You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-now-leads-biden-in-all-seven-swing-states-poll/ 3:20pm- While appearing on MSNBC with Jen Psaki, Miles Taylor—a self-described member of “the resistance” within the Trump Administration following the 2016 election—claimed that if former President Donald Trump won re-election, he could punish Americans by shutting off the internet! Does anyone actually believe this nonsense? 3:30pm- Mark O'Connor—Executive Director of Family's Behind the Badge Children's Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the 4th Annual Andy Chan Holiday Block Party tonight, December 15th. For more information about this incredible event, as well as donation information, visit: https://www.fbbcf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=624 3:40pm- Appearing on CNN with Wolf Blitzer, political strategist James Carville said that he doesn't believe we are “destined” to have a Trump vs Biden, head-to-head election—suggesting that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein, and a No Labels candidate will all be on the ballot as well. 3:50pm- On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared as a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers where he claimed to be addressing San Francisco's homeless crisis. 4:05pm- Ari Blaff of National Review writes: “A former FBI counterintelligence chief who played a pivotal role in launching the Trump-Russia probe was sentenced to just over four years in prison for assisting a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving his post in 2019. In August, Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the bureau's field office in New York, was found guilty of a count of conspiracy for working with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. During his stint with the bureau, McGonigal received classified information that Deripaska would be designated a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, the indictment alleged. McGonigal was legally obligated to inform the FBI of his relationship with foreign officials, which he violated by continuing communication and establishing business ties with Deripaska.” You can read Blaff's full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/fbi-official-who-helped-launch-trump-russia-probe-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-for-work-with-russian-oligarch/ 4:15pm- David Zimmerman of National Review writes: “The House on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense bill that will this year include an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702, the controversial law that permits warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals. The House voted 310-118 in favor of the bill just before congressmen left for Christmas recess. The annual national-defense bill was passed by the Senate Wednesday, and is now headed to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. The final version of the NDAA authorizes $886 billion in national-defense spending, an increase of $28 billion over fiscal year 2023.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-passes-annual-defense-bill-extends-section-702-surveillance-authority/ 4:30pm- Dr. Victoria Coates— Former Deputy National Security Advisor & the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap her time at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. Dr. Coates is the author of “David's Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art.” You can find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Davids-Sling-History-Democracy-Works/dp/1594037213 5:05pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article at Commentary Magazine, “What ‘Free Palestine' and ‘Black Lives Matter' Have in Common: An oppressor-oppressed narrative is trapping the world in a state of false consciousness.” You can read the full article here: https://www.commentary.org/articles/wilfred-reilly/oppressor-oppressed-narrative-free-palestine-blm/. And you can pre-order Dr. Reilly's upcoming book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told/dp/0063265974. 5:30pm- While participating in a Twitter Spaces conversation, billionaire Elon Musk called Media Matters “an evil propaganda machine” for attempting to silence anyone that disagrees with them politically. Earlier this month, Media Matters encouraged advertisers to boycott the social media platform X. 5:50pm- On MSNBC, Chris Hayes told his viewers that the only reason they thought the economy performed well while Donald Trump was president is because his administration had mastered the art of propaganda. 6:05pm- Dr. Victor Davis Hanson—Senior Fellow at Stanford's Institute & Author of “The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his recent editorial at The Daily Caller, “How Were the Universities Lost?” Plus, Dr. Hanson reacts to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's plans to hold an “Electeds of Color” holiday party—which excludes Boston City Council members who are white. You can read the full editorial here: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/07/victor-davis-hanson-colleges-universities-ivy-league-victimhood/. And you can pre-order his book here:  https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/victor-davis-hanson/the-end-of-everything/9781541673526/ 6:30pm- While appearing on MSNBC with Jen Psaki, Miles Taylor—a self-described member of “the resistance” within the Trump Administration following the 2016 election—claimed that if former President Donald Trump won re-election, he could punish Americans by shutting off the internet! Does anyone actually believe this nonsense? 6:40pm- According to new polling data from Morning Consult, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden in all seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the 2024 presidential election. You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-now-leads-biden-in-all-seven-swing-states-poll/