Best Kali Williams Podcasts (2024)

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#141 - Josh Lawler and Jener Sakiri on securities, regulation and gaming in crypto 49:42

2M ago49:42

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Josh Lawler is a partner at Zuber Lawler, where he leads the firm’s Emerging Technologies Group with a particular emphasis on blockchain technology. Josh previously practiced as a corporate securities and M&A attorney at Skadden, Arps. Jener Sakiri is an associate at Zuber Lawler and focuses on transactional and regulatory matters. He often works w…

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#140 - SAFEs, SAFTs and what's market for crypto startups with Nick Pullman 1:07:22

2M ago1:07:22

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Nick Pullman (@NickPullmanEsq) is Corporate Counsel and founder of Day One Law Corporation, where he provides legal solutions for tech startups and investors. Nick was previously head of legal at an NFT startup and an associate at Cooley and DLA Piper. In this conversation, we cover: [2:53] Nick's introduction to Bitcoin [7:33] What's market: SAFEs…

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Alone by Maya Angelou 3:19

2M ago3:19

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This week‘s poem is: ‘Alone’ by Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was an American poet and civil rights activist. She published several books of poetry, three books of essay and numerous autobiographies. She received many awards and several honorary degrees. She was a director, writer, actress, and producer of plays and movies. “Alone” by Maya Angelou pres…

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#139 - Changing political tides in DC, Consensys' SEC lawsuit with Bill Hughes 50:03

3M ago50:03

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Bill Hughes (@BillHughesDC) is Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys Software, which is behind MetaMask, Infura, and various other software supporting the programmable blockchain ecosystem. For more on Bill’s background, I recommend episode 74 of Law of Code. This conversation is focused on the lawsuit Consensys brough…

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Ep. 78: Speaking of Rape w/Rev. Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen 50:17

3M ago50:17

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Episode Summary: [TW: sexual assault and sexual harm language] I am joined today by Rev. Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen to speak about the unspeakable. A theologian and Episcopal priest focusing on pastoral approaches to trauma, Hansen addresses the persistent crisis of sexual harm in the U.S., and the “haunting silence” of survivors. Why do most vic…

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Ep. 77: And Justice For All w/Kalie May Hargrove 37:06

4M ago37:06

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Episode Summary: Liberation theology is a theological movement that emerged primarily in Latin America in the late 20th century, although its principles and ideas have influenced theological discourse worldwide for millennia. It seeks to address the social, economic, sexual, gendered, and political oppression experienced by marginalized and disadva…

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#138 - The future of sports and crypto: Karate Combat 42:32

4M ago42:32

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This conversation with two lawyers — Samir Patel and David Kuhn — and an entrepreneur who goes by OnlyLarping covers all aspects of Karate Combat, a novel form of sports league that is betting heavily on crypto. Show highlights: [2:51] What is Karate Combat? [7:26] Implementing token governance [13:11] Crypto and sports [19:34] Why they believe it …

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#137 - Blockchain Association sues the SEC to strike down Dealer Rule 38:45

4M ago38:45

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Recently, the Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking a court order to strike down the SEC’s Dealer Rule due to the SEC’s various Administrative Procedure Act (APA) violations including preventing industry participants from being able to opera…

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Ep. 76: FKD Up By Faith w/Jude Mills and Gary Alan Taylor 50:29

5M ago50:29

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Episode Summary: In this unique, collaborative episode of Holy Heretics, I chat with Jude Mills, the creator of the FKD Up By Faith podcast. Jude created the FKD Up By Faith podcast for individuals harmed by religious fundamentalism. She hails from the Southeast of England, and is using her podcast to fuel her scholarly work at the University of Ke…

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Inspirational Poem, A Day Will Come By Julie Hebert 1:53

5M ago1:53

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Inspirational Poem, A Day Will Come By Julie HebertWant to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_TalksorBitcoin address: 3H69TjesMURr39tAHgmHirQmz5BvdqJe4jA Day Will ComePoet: Julie Hebert, © 2012A day will come in every life,When appreciation is rendered.And this should be taken seriously,And given with love a…

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#136 - Justin Wales on the Crypto Legal Handbook 47:16

5M ago47:16

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Justin Wales (@bitcoin_wales) is the Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com. Before going in-house, he was a partner at the international law firm K&L Gates, where he represented crypto companies in all aspects of their business. His new book, The Crypto Legal Handbook, is a must-read guide through the laws of crypto, web3 and an ever-decentr…

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Ep. 75: Faith and Mental Illness: What I’ve Seen in Dark Places w/Anna Gazmarian 36:45

5M ago36:45

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Episode Summary: (CW): Mental Illness, Suicidal Ideation, Depression, and Anxiety) Anna Gazmarian’s new book Devout: A Memoir of Doubt, investigates the overlapping complexities of religious faith, mental illness, and doubt. If you grew up in religiously conservative spaces, odds are you either never talked about mental illness or you were made to …

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#135 - Everything you should know about Roman Sterlingov's case 51:09

5M ago51:09

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Today’s podcast covers the case of Roman Sterlingov, a 33-year-old Swedish-Russian national, was arrested by Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators at the Los Angeles airport and was accused of creating and operating Bitcoin Fog, a bitcoin “mixing” service that the US Justice Department claims Sterlingov used to enable $336 million in mone…

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#134 - Pre-enforcement lawsuit against the SEC with Amanda Tuminelli and Jake Chervinsky 29:23

5M ago29:23

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The DeFi Education Fund and co-plaintiff Beba, an apparel company based in Texas, recently filed a pre-enforcement suit challenging the SEC’s regulation by enforcement approach to crypto and their policy that free airdrops are securities transactions. Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organ…

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#133 - Liability on smart contract developers: Roman Storm case with Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli 27:34

5M ago27:34

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After the DEF submitted an amicus brief in the Roman Storm matter, which involves Tornado Cash, I spoke with the two authors: Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organization's impact litigation and policy efforts. Jake Chervinsky recently joined Variant as Chief Legal Officer, where he leads…

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Inspirational Poem - No Man Is An Island By John Donne 1:31

5M ago1:31

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Inspirational Poem - No Man Is An Island By John Donne - Life Poetry-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

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Ep. 74: My Life and Faith After Evangelicalism w/Jonathan Merritt 49:11

6M ago49:11

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Episode Summary: Interviewing Jonathan Merritt felt like having a conversation with myself. His journey out of white evangelical subculture is an almost mirror-image of my journey. My guess is, you’ll find a lot of correlation as well. Jonathan was a card-carrying evangelical who left his Southern roots and evangelical home to find faith, family, a…

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#132 - What is MetaLeX? Plus, why lawyers must take note 54:49

6M ago54:49

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Co-founded by longtime cryptolawyers Gabriel Shapiro and Alex Golubitsky, the mission of MetaLeX (which means beyond law) is to combine legal structures and autonomous tech to create best-in-class solutions serving DAOs, devs, and internet denizens with a suite of interoperable autonomous law solutions, which they refer to as MetaLeX OS. The goal i…

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Inspirational Poem, The Day Before I Found You By Kali Seagraves 1:42

6M ago1:42

1:42

There was so much confusion in my lifeBut that was the day before I found youSource: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-day-before-i-found-you-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Music by Scott Buckley-Released underCC-BY 4.0- www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic: New BeginningsBy: Scott Buc…

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#131 - Is UNI a security after Uniswap turns on the fee switch? EU and MiCA insights from Stephane Daniel 50:22

6M ago50:22

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Stéphane Daniel (@stephdan_law) is a Partner at d&a partners, an independent law firm dedicated to tech and blockchain entrepreneurs in France and the EU. Stéphane advises high-tech firms with their structuring, fundraising, and M&A transactions. He was notably involved in the first legal structuring (under French law) of DAOs and regularly advises…

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Ep. 73: Rewilding Christianity w/ Gary Alan Taylor 31:57

7M ago31:57

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Episode Summary: Do you feel spiritually and physically domesticated? Are you struggling to free yourself from the long-term impacts of spiritual colonization? Do you feel disconnected from the natural world? Are you longing for something more than merely reconstruction? If so, spiritual rewilding might be the next step in your faith seeking journe…

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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching by William Martin 1:53

7M ago1:53

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Inspirational poem, The Parent’s Tao Te Ching by William Martin---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------The Parent’s Tao Te Ching by William MartinDo…

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#130 - Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Chair on the SEC's approach to crypto 1:20:19

7M ago1:20:19

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Chris Giancarlo (@giancarloMKTS) is senior counsel and Co-Chair of the Willkie Digital Works practice in the firm’s New York office. Chris served as the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. CFTC, where he oversaw regulation of the futures, options and swaps derivatives markets. During his tenure at the CFTC (2014-2019), Chris oversaw the first bitcoin f…

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#129 - Why is the same risk, same rules philosophy wrong? Eric Hess explains 39:03

7M ago39:03

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Eric Hess (@hess_legal) is Founder & Managing Counsel at Hess Legal Counsel, a cybersecurity SaaS platform and consulting company, and hosts The Encrypted Economy podcast. In this episode, we’ll be exploring his recent paper Bridging Policy and Practice: A Pragmatic Approach to Decentralized Finance, Risk, and Regulation. For Part 1, a history of s…

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#128 - Primavera De Filippi of CNRS and Harvard on the future of copyright law, NFTs and DAOs 47:54

7M ago47:54

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Primavera De Filippi is a Director of Research at the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. Her research focuses on the legal challe…

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Ep. 72: Nice Churchy Patriarchy w/ Liz Cooledge Jenkins 48:44

7M ago48:44

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Episode Summary: Author Liz Cooledge Jenkins joins us on the show to discuss the harmful effects of patriarchy on men, women, families, LGBTQIA persons, culture, nations, and spiritual communities. With its ties to domination, violence, aggression, militarism, and white supremacy, patriarchy centers white, heterosexual men at the expense of everyon…

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#127 - Cravath's Jeff Dinwoodie on the SEC and the future of crypto regulation 1:08:35

7M ago1:08:35

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Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group. He has served in senior roles at the SEC and the U.S. Treasury Department, including as Chief Counsel to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and, earlier, as Chairman Clayton’s Trading and Markets Counsel. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his g…

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Inspirational poem, Time by Joe Massocco 2:10

8M ago2:10

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Inspirational poem, Time by Joe Massocco---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------TimeJoe MassoccoTick tock...tick tock...Life is counting down on you…

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#126 - Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: Paper by Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman 46:45

8M ago46:45

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Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman published their paper, Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: A Conceptual Framework for Combating Illicit Finance Activity in Decentralized Finance and a summary two-pager. This paper proposes a framework (see Section III) to effectively detect, deter and prevent illicit financial activity in DeFi,…

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#125 - Repost: Coinbase's Motion to Dismiss the SEC's Lawsuit 52:06

8M ago52:06

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On August 4, 2023, Coinbase filed a brief in support of its motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit. This podcast provides an audio version of the brief, along with key takeaways and points made within it. Show highlights: [1:00] Preliminary Statement [6:30] Background on the SEC's charges [11:30] Coinbase's argument for dismissal [13:00] Because the c…

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Ep. 71: Reconstruct Faith Your Way w/ Angela J. Herrington 50:44

8M ago50:44

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Episode Summary Have you ever wanted someone to sit with you by the fire and watch your old religious beliefs go up in flames? Maybe you’ve longed for a guide or a coach to help you navigate all this wandering in the spiritual wilderness. If so, then this week’s episode is what you need right now! Faith deconstruction coach Angela J. Herrington joi…

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#124 - Former CFTC Director Josh Sterling on choosing regulators (SEC vs CFTC) and the future of Web3 39:13

8M ago39:13

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Joshua B. Sterling is a Partner at Jones Day where he represents financial services, energy, fintech, agriculture and other companies in matters before the CFTC, the SEC, and other financial regulators. A former senior regulator, Josh was previously the Director of the CFTC’s Market Participants Division. In that role, he oversaw the 3,300 financia…

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Inspirational poem, Finding Hope by Patricia A. Fleming 3:13

8M ago3:13

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Inspirational poem, Finding Hope by Patricia A. Fleming---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------Finding Hope © Patricia A. FlemingI've always viewed …

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#123 - The SEC vs. Coinbase Hearing: What you should know with Bloomberg's Elliott Stein 41:24

8M ago41:24

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Elliott Z. Stein (@NYCStein) is a Senior Litigation Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. He previously worked in private practice on structured finance/capital markets litigation, white-collar crime and related capital markets matters. Show highlights: [1:30] Attending Coinbase hearing on Jan 17 [6:00] Why Elliott expects Coinbase to win [12:00] Judg…

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Ep. 70 This is the Way: Contemplative Christianity w/ Father Brendan Williams 1:03:38

8M ago1:03:38

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Episode Summary Have you ever paused long enough to consider why you continue pursuing the spiritual path? After all the scandals, abuse, religious trauma, and oppressive theology, why are you still here? This same question hit me last week during church and I didn’t have a profound answer. For whatever reason, I just can’t quit my search for the S…

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Goodnight Our Hero by Juli Round 1:29

9M ago1:29

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Inspirational poem, Goodnight Our Hero by Juli Round---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------Goodnight Our Hero © Juli RoundPublished: June 2008To be…

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Ep. 69 We Don’t Have to Live This Way w/ Derrick Jensen 49:07

10M ago49:07

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Episode Summary: Living in the United States is a daily dose of trauma. Our nation is philosophically and pragmatically built on injustice, coercion, lies, oppression, exploitation, violence, dehumanization, and planetary destruction. Do we ever stop to think about how messed up the world is? The answer, of course, is an overwhelming no. We are liv…

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Inspirational poem, When We Share, by Julie Hebert 1:18

10M ago1:18

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Inspirational poem, When We Share, by Julie Hebert---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------When We SharePoet: Julie Hebert, ©2012When we share with s…

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Ep. 68 Finding Your True Self w/ Heather Hamilton 1:02:02

10M ago1:02:02

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Episode Summary Have you ever paused long enough to consider that maybe, just maybe you are living a lie? Is it possible that your outer shell, or your outer identity isn’t really you after all? What if all your coping mechanisms that have come to shape your identity isn’t the real you? Maybe you’ve spent your life operating out of your false self …

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#122 - History of American Securities Regulation with Eric Hess 1:07:59

10M ago1:07:59

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Eric Hess (@hess_legal) is Founder & Managing Counsel at Hess Legal Counsel, a cybersecurity SaaS platform and consulting company, and hosts The Encrypted Economy podcast. Eric has over twenty years of experience acting as senior in-house counsel, general counsel or senior management for exchanges, broker dealers, and financial services technology …

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#121 - MEV and OFAC Risk for Infrastructure Providers 50:34

10M ago50:34

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Evan Zinaman (@zin_esq) is the Founder & Principal at Trailbreak, a boutique transactional firm providing tech-fluent corporate, regulatory, product and IP counsel and strategic advice to startups, builders and investors throughout the crypto space. Evan also serves as special crypto counsel to clients of Reed Smith, advising as part of an industry…

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Roll The Dice by Charles Bukowski, inspirational poem 2:36

11M ago2:36

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Roll The Dice by Charles Bukowski, inspirational poem---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------Roll the Dice by Charles Bukowskiif you’re going to try…

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Ep. 67 What is Christian Mysticism? w/ Keith Giles 53:39

11M ago53:39

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Episode Summary One of the paths available to you post-evangelicalism is mysticism, a spirituality that in many ways is almost the direct antithesis of evangelical Christianity. If evangelicalism was all about certainty, apologetics, Biblicism, and defending your faith at all costs, Christian mysticism can be defined by unknowing, mystery, paradox,…

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#120 - Paradigm's Policy Lab with Rodrigo Seira and Brandon Malone 56:14

10M ago56:14

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Rodrigo Seira (@RSSH273) is Special Counsel at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, he was outside counsel to crypto investors and entrepreneurs at Cooley LLP. Brendan Malone (@brendanpmalone) is a Policy Manager at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, Brendan worked at the Federal Reserve where he focused on policy issues for financial market infr…

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#119 - Reviewing the EU's MiCA with William O’Rorke 57:09

11M ago57:09

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William O’Rorke (@williamororke) is the Founding Partner of ORWL, a leading law firm assisting clients with businesses in the crypto space, VASPs and general Web3 services. He leads the regulatory practice at ORWL and is the head of the legal committee at ADAN, a French crypto association. In this conversation, we discuss the most significant impac…

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Ep. 66 Saving Democracy From Her Christian Enemies w/ Dr. David Gushee 51:44

11M ago51:44

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Episode Summary Authoritarianism is on the rise all across the world. Here in America, the leading proponents of anti-democratic ideology are evangelical Christians who have been swept up in the cult of Donald Trump. Driven by a dominator theology and good old-fashioned white supremacy, conservative Christians can be counted on as the leading suppo…

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Inspirational poem, Try God By Darlene Thomas 2:09

12M ago2:09

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Inspirational poem, Try God By Darlene Thomas---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------Try Godby Darlene ThomasWhen things in life are not going right…

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#118 - Crypto Taxes, NFT Settlements and Decentralization with Zach Rosenberg 59:09

11M ago59:09

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Zach Rosenberg (@MeatEsq) is an attorney and principal at Rosehill Legal, a boutique transactional firm assisting early-stage founders, largely in the crypto space, with structuring, funding, building, and deploying products and networks. He previously worked as an M&A Tax Director at PWC where he spent eight years advising large private equity fir…

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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)William Shakespeare 1:36

12M ago1:36

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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)William Shakespeare - 1564-1616---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks----------------------------------------------------------------------------Shall I compare thee to a …

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