Best Nick Cork Podcasts (2024)

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How to burn a Rainbow. My Gay Marriage didn't make me whole but my Divorce did. Talking with author Karl Dunn 49:16

1h ago49:16

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Karl Dunn relates the story of a bitter divorce after fighting for many years for Marriage Equality. He found that he was on his own, charting new territory with little information available to same sex couples about navigating the treacherous waters of the California divorce system. But in the end, he argues he is a better person because of the di…

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Black Woman on Board. Claudia Hampton and the fight to save Affirmative Action at CSU. Talking with author Dr. Donna Nicol 39:09

34m ago39:09

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The California State University System is the largest public university in the United States with 475,000 students, 53,000 faculty and 23 campuses. This book recounts the implementation of Affirmative Action programs from the 1970s until Proposition 209 banned such programs in 1996

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Joe Biden Out, Harris In and the Republican Convention 46:34

2h ago46:34

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Three historic and tumultuous weeks in American politics saw the Democrats reject incumbent Joe Biden for Kamala Harris. At the same time Republican Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, appointed a 39 year old Senator from Ohio as his running mate and closed out the Convention on a note of unity to face the Democrats in November.…

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Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as Vice President. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney. 23:38

41m ago23:38

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Donald Trump chose the 39 year old junior Senator from Ohio as his running mate at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee. Vance is a cultural conservative who will likely play a key role campaigning in MidWest swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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Digital Currency or Digital Control: The future of Money. Talking with author Nick Anthony. 40:28

44m ago40:28

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Will the US Federal Reserve issue a digital currency (CBDC) ? 127 countries are studying or piloting CBDCs for their citizens including economic powerhouses like China, EU, India, the UK among others. But it seems like the benefits to the consumer are limited while government control and surveillance seem to be the principal benefits. Do we really …

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The British Election Results: A new political order. Talking with Vince Cable 26:41

4d ago26:41

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Britain's July 4th General Election marked a reset of the political landscape in the UK with the Labour Party winning a landslide victory of 412 seats in the 650 seat Parliament. The Conservative Party lost over 200 seats, But the moderate Liberal Democrat Party surged into third place with 72 seats, And the Reform Party headed by Nigel Farage garn…

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The French Election Results : Lessons for US Democracy. Talking with Professor Jonah Levy 39:03

5d ago39:03

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The Snap French elections have resulted in stalemate. But US voters should take heed as we approach our own elections in November in a polarized political environment.

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Invisible Rulers: The people who turn lies into reality. Talking with Rene DiResta 45:28

10d ago45:28

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With the advent of social media, there has been a radical change in the dynamics of power and influence with new Influencers blurring truth with disinformation.

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The US Supreme Court Ruling on the Trump Immunity Case. Talking with Professor Luke Boso 37:44

12d ago37:44

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The Supreme Court handed down its' awaited decision on immunity for the former President. It was wider ranging and more momentous than many observers had anticipated.

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The SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The last of the WWII Liberty ships. Talking with Forrest Booth. 38:14

12d ago38:14

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2700 Liberty ships were built in WWII to transport materiel, munitions, food and troops to the front lines. It was the greatest logistical undertaking in military /naval history.

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BetaNXT: A Private Equity success story. Talking with Chairman and CEO Stephen Daffron. 30:05

15d ago30:05

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BetaNXT provides end to end solutions across the investment lifecycle.

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The Biden Trump Debate: A pivotal moment in the 2024 race for the White House. Talking with Jack Pitney. 39:38

15d ago39:38

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Joe Biden's disastrous performance in the debate last night has amplified concerns about his fitness for office - mental acuity and physical stamina. Democrats have even called for him to withdraw as a candidate. Uncharted territory in presidential debate history. Professor Pitney helps to put it in perspective, but it is a volatile situation.…

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Is San Francisco the Worst Run City in the United States ? Part 2. Talking with Professor Patrick Murphy. 33:56

17d ago33:56

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USF Professor of Urban and Public Affairs, gives a more nuanced interpretation of the recent Wallet Hub article that ranks San Francisco management dead last at 148 among US cities.

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San Francisco ranks as the Worst Run City in the country. Talking with Cassie Happe of WalletHub. 37:21

18d ago37:21

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San Francisco ranked dead last at #148 with subpar governance. Six categories Financial Stability, Education, Health, Public Safety, Economy and Infrastructure were measured. Three of them - Public Safety, Financial Stability and the Economy - set off flashing red lights, tanking the overall score.

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Stem Cell Therapy: a new approach. Talking with Mattias Bernow, CEO of CellCoLabs. 36:12

24d ago36:12

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Stem Cell Therapy has produced very positive results in the limited FDA approved therapies which are permitted. But Medical tourism to light touch regulation countries like Mexico, Panama, The Bahamas, is opening the therapy uses and possibilities very quickly. CellCoLabs is an open source company which plans to sell its' stem cells globally.…

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Why Nuclear Power and Why Now ? Talking with Andy Poreda Responsible Investing at Sage Advisory. 41:10

1M ago41:10

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Is Nuclear Power in the United States about to experience a renaissance given its' "clean" environmental footprint, not contributing to the carbon footprint of electricity generation.

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China's Alternate Order and What America can learn from it. Talking with Elizabeth Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. 43:06

1M ago43:06

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Liz Economy served as China Advisor to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo from 2021 to 2023. The Commerce Department oversees US economic policy for China.

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A Class Apart: UK Prime Ministers origins impact their world views. Talking with Professor Lee Elliot Major. 40:26

1M ago40:26

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76% of the UK's Prime Ministers in the last 80 years graduated from Oxford. There is no comparable University concentration among American Presidents. Does British policy creation suffer as a result of such a narrow leadership pool ?

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A Mediterranean Union: Boosting the security on NATO's Southern flank. Talking with noted geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy, CEO of his Defense Representation Company, defending Atlanticism. 37:42

1M ago37:42

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Creating a Mediterranean Union is key to defending the Southern flank of Nato for this key trading and shipping route.

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The Trump Verdict: What's Next ? Talking with David McCuan, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Dept. at Sonoma State University. 32:20

1M ago32:20

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The historic conviction of a former President of the United States on business record falsification charges continues to reverberate throughout America. When will he appeal ? What will his sentence be ? And how will the result affect voters ?

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Enough: Why it's time to abolish the Super Rich. Talking with author Luke Hildyard. 36:35

2M ago36:35

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Are the super rich entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg solely responsible for creating their wealth, or have government subsidies and incentives been a major contributor ? In which case, should they be taxed at a higher rate ? And what about the Top One Percent : should they pay more tax ?…

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Neptune finishes the Round the World Ocean Global Race. Talking with skipper Tann Raffray and supporter Amy Bridge. 46:47

2M ago46:47

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Neptune successfully completed the round the world sailing race and crew member and Parkinson's patient Bertrand Delhom has completed a lifelong dream.

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The Conservative Futurist. How to create the Sci Fi World we were promised. Talking to author Jim Pethokoukis. 41:47

2M ago41:47

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The Techno Optimist and Techno Pessimist camps - UpWing or DownWing respectively as the author refers to the two views of progress - have been in conflict since the 1970s. The Techno Pessimist view was in full flight recently with the fears of AI posing an existential threat to humanity. But we have been down this road before with Jeremiahs bemoani…

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Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. The Oscar winning film's Hollywoodification of Nuclear Weapons. Talking with Haydn Belfield. 37:06

2M ago37:06

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CSER is a Cambridge University center that studies extinction and civilizational collapse risk. Haydn Belfield is a researcher who works on nuclear weapon issues. His review of the Oppenheimer film brings a unique perspective of one who studies the actual impact of nuclear arms on humanity.

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Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation and Restoring Democracy's Edge Steven Fish with Laila Aghaie.it 47:22

2M ago47:22

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Comeback reads like an insider's Presidential Campaign Manual. And it pulls no punches as regards criticisms, painful admissions and much needed prescriptions for the Biden Campaign. With the first Presidential debate slated for June 27th - five weeks away - and Biden lagging in the polls, the author proposes a compelling revamp of the President's …

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Soul by Soul. The Evangelical Mission to spread the Gospel to Muslims. Talking with author Adriana Carranca. 34:48

2M ago34:48

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The Pentecostal Evangelical Movement has begun to focus its proselytizing activity on the Muslim World - countries like Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan. Adriana relates the unlikely story of a Brazilian missionary couple who along with other Latin American missionaries are having greater success in making conversions.…

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Day of Reckoning: How the Right declared War on Democracy. Talking with author Mike Wendling of the BBC. 44:51

2M ago44:51

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With Donald Trump the presumptive Republican candidate for President, to be confirmed at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee, July 15 - 18, his MAGA Movement, will be taking a prominent place on the national stage. There are some new groups and issues that are part of the MAGA lineup for 2024 joining the group like the Proud Boys and others. Mik…

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Jimmy Lai on Trial: Why the outcome is so important to US China Relations. Talking with Sebastian Lai. 28:27

2M ago28:27

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Jimmy Lai, a media mogul and self made billionaire is paying the price for his pro-Democracy views as his trial enters its fourth month. Despite the US, UK and other countries calling for his immediate release from a show trial with a certain guilty verdict, the Chinese Government has ignored those calls. His son is campaigning for his release.…

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Carnaval San Francisco. Talking with Director Rodrigo Duran. 27:53

3M ago27:53

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Carnaval San Francisco is a two day - May 25 & 26 - extravaganza celebrating the many Latin and Caribbean cultures represented in the Bay Area, through dance, music, culture and cuisine. The unique parade takes place on Mission Street on Sunday May 26. The theme is Honor Indigenous Roots and the Grand Marshal of the parade is Nobel Peace Prize Laur…

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San Francisco's tourism industry on the rebound. Talking with David Perry. 28:54

3M ago28:54

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San Francisco's tourist industry is a pillar of our economy. With 30,000 hotel rooms, world class cultural activities, and one of America's leading airports, visitors are coming back. The state earned $150 billion in 2023 from tourism.

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Prosper Marketplace and Fintech Innovation. Talking with CEO David Kimball 28:05

3M ago28:05

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Prosper is the first Peer to Peer lending platform in the United States. It has 2 million members and has facilitated $27 billion in loans since inception. All personal loans are made by WebBank.

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Defending Australia against China without AUKUS: The Echidna Strategy. Talking with author Sam Roggeveen of the Lowy Institute. 43:51

3M ago43:51

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The AUKUS security agreement would furnish Australia with 8 nuclear powered submarines and other advanced weapons technologies. But it is costly and does Australia have the engineering expertise to build such a fleet ? And would the country become a target for China's wrath with US and UK nuclear subs stationed in Western Australia and US aircraft …

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Is AI racially biased ? Talking with Alejandro Salinas of the Stanford Law School. 28:24

3M ago28:24

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Racial and Gender bias were the subjects of a study at Stanford Law School led by Professor Julian Nyarko, Alex Salinas and Amit Haim. They used an audit approach which is common in employment and housing discrimination studies. The answer is yes to bias and it can be corrected, the team found.

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Peak Economic Security in US China Relations. Talking with Matt Ferchen, Senior Fellow at Yale Law School 35:29

3M ago35:29

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Increasingly the two nations are emphasizing the issue of economic security using export controls, tariffs and approvals which have the effect of reducing the volume of trade between the two. There is a lot at stake: who will blink first ?

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Ep. 93 – Cyber Safe or Sorry: Navigating Insurance and Warranties in Digital Defense with Nick Wolf from Cork 18:44

3M ago18:44

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A ransomware attack occurs every 14 seconds. Cyber attacks occur once every 39 seconds. The average ransomware attack costs a company $170,000! Does your business need cyber insurance? Is cyber insurance really worth the investment? What is a cyber warranty? Barb speaks with Nick Wolf, part of Cork’s Leadership Team about Cyber Warranties. 0:00 – B…

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The Science behind AI and how it will improve our lives. Talking with Charles Martin. 41:29

3M ago41:29

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Chuck has develop a software program - weightwatcher.ai - which helps identify the emergence of signatures of Artificial General Intelligence in Large Language Models. His research reveals early stage emergence of these signatures but more work needs to be done.

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HiDo: Managing Medication through AI and Robotics. Talking with CEO Charles Gellman 28:19

3M ago28:19

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The US spends $500 billion annually on medical costs that could be avoided if more Americans took their prescribed meds for chronic diseases. HiDo has developed a technology to improve medication adherence while improving patient health.

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The Chamber of Progress. Talking with Founder and CEO Adam Kovacevich. 22:39

4M ago22:39

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The Chamber promotes policies that ensure all Americans benefit from technology and that the tech industry operates responsibly and fairly.

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Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen. 46:04

4M ago46:04

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Spillover, or zoonosis, is the infection of humans with animal viruses. In his book Spillover, David Quammen recounts the frightening phenomenon whereby EBOLA, HIV, SARS among other diseases have moved into human populations. About 60% of human diseases originated in animals. And what is the probable origin of the next pandemic ?…

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The Real Roots of Xi JinPing Thought: When Marx met Confucius. Talking with Rana Mitter, Professor Harvard Kennedy School of Government. 45:03

4M ago45:03

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The CCP is promoting the compatibility of traditional Confucian philosophy and Marxist theory. As China rejects the liberal democratic tradition of the World Order it looks to a home grown philosophy as the foundation of its worldview.

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Thriving ! How to create a Healthier, Happier, and more Prosperous Life. Talking with author Rand Selig. 30:46

4M ago30:46

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We should all aspire to not only survive but to thrive in our lives. In this book, Rand Selig outlines a roadmap to achieving a meaningful life of purpose, intentionality and focus.

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Australia and the AUKUS Pact. In conversation with Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia. 35:28

4M ago35:28

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The UK and the United States have entered into a tripartite agreement to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia. The multi year arrangement will furnish 8 nuclear attack submarines through the 2040s. The submarines will replace 6 diesel powered Collins Class subs that will be based in Perth WA. The agreement also encompasses undersea wea…

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Atlanticism versus Eurasianism Redux. When Worlds Collide. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy. 38:45

4M ago38:45

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Two competing world views - Atlanticism (Liberal Democracy, Free Markets, Rule of Law) and Eurasianism (Authoritarianism, non-independent judiciaries, state controlled economies) present a stark choice as geopolitics dominates international relations. Russia and China are the principal proponents of Eurasianism whereas the United States and the Wes…

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The Lie Detectives. In search of a playbook for winning elections in the Disinformation Age. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg. 35:00

5M ago35:00

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Anti-Disinformation operatives helping to sort fact from fiction. And with the advent of AI in the 2024 election cycle, voters need to be wary, basing their choice on facts.

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Advanced Trauma Life Support in Ukraine. Talking with Dr. Michael Baker 30:30

5M ago30:30

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Dr. Michael Baker retired after a 40 year career in general surgery and a parallel career in the military, teaches an Advanced Trauma Life Support course to Ukrainian medical personnel in country. He is preparing for his fourth deployment to Ukraine and shares his experience with us.

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Will Mexico elect its' first Woman President ? Talking with Professor Tony Payan. 37:34

5M ago37:34

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Mexico has become America's largest trading partner. June 2nd, presidential elections will feature two female candidates running in first and second place: our neighbor is likely to elect its first woman President.

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Super Tuesday Results and the California Primary. Talking with Professor David McCuan 35:04

5M ago35:04

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With the Biden and Trump camps close to wrapping up their respective parties' nominations, focus shifts to other key races. One of them is for the open California Senate seat left vacant with the death of Dianne Feinstein. A surprising backfired result where front runner Adam Schiff in an effort to elevate Republican Steve Garvey handed him first p…

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Women in Fintech: Talking with Andrew Harrison, Head of US Digital Partnerships, BMO. 29:41

5M ago29:41

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BMO, the 8th largest bank in North America, sponsors an innovative program for Women entrepreneurs with start ups in the Fintech field. Chicago where BMO has its' US headquarters, has the distinction of fostering women tech founders. 37% of tech startups in Chicago are headed or co-headed by women.

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Putin's Exiles: Talking with author Paul Starobin. 34:56

5M ago34:56

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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago, almost 1 million Russians have left the country taking up exile in Georgia, Armenia, Western Europe and beyond. And the death of Alexei Navalny on February 16th may galvanize them in the lead up to Putin's re-election, March 2024, with his widow Yulia Navalny vowing to take up his mantle.…

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