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Linda Taylor was a con artist, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer. She was also America’s original “welfare queen,” the villain Ronald Reagan needed to create a vision of a country being taken advantage of by its poorest citizens. In The Queen, Josh Levin reveals the never-before-told story of a woman whose singular life was forgotten in the rush to create a vicious American stereotype. Want more of The Queen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of The Queen (and your ...
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Ever wondered how banking can embrace the triple bottom line of people, profit and planet? Can technology really help with complex regulations? What does the industry keep forgetting to do? In the Let's Talk podcast, brought to you by FundApps - the compliance monitoring and reporting specialists, we chat with a range of experts, friends and industry characters as they share their insights into the strategies at the forefront of the financial services industry, conjuring up some interesting ...
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In Episode 3, we hang out with Ronald Taylor - US Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Natixis Investment Managers. Expect to learn why DE&I is under threat in the US, how Ronald continues to fight for equality despite challenging new legal boundaries, and the best bit of advice he’s ever been given. Website | YouTube | X | LinkedIn…
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In Episode 1, we speak to Doris Honold - an accomplished strategic leader with over 25 years of Board-level experience in Finance, Risk and Change Management. Doris now uses her wealth of Financial Services experience as a force for good in the battle against Climate Change and accelerating the Energy Transition. In this episode, expect to learn th…
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Let's Talk is back for its much-anticipated second season! In Season 2, a hand-picked selection of industry big-hitters will delve into the world of Ethics within Financial Services. Covering issues from Culture, Climate, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, join the discussion as we explore whether Ethics is making positive or negative impact on peo…
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In episode 5 of the Let’s Talk podcast, host Sally Yates speaks to Sarah Eng - FundApps Regulatory Expert, equal rights advocate and ex-compliance officer. Learn how diversity can influence investment decisions, why it’s important for decision makers to feel staff pain points, and which area of investment management Sarah thinks is a ‘squishy space…
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In episode 3 of Let's Talk, host Sally Yates catches up with Bernardo Castel-Branco - Director & Head of Risk and Compliance at @ Alpha FMC. Discover how the role of compliance is changing within Financial Services, where and why the regulators’ patience is wearing thin, and the importance of data to the regulatory landscape. Website | YouTube | X …
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In our second episode of the Let's Talk podcast, host Sally Yates is chatting to Lynne Carreiro, Managing Director at IQEQ - a compliance veteran versed in all things SEC and FCA, with a passion for responsible investing and animal welfare. Listen to Sally and Lynne debate whether regulators are fair about expectations, whether wilful misrepresenta…
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In our first podcast episode of Let’s Talk, our host Sally Yates is chatting to the Global Head of Markets Compliance at Société Générale, Paul Clulow-Phillips. Hear Paul’s opinion on the areas in which Banking needs to up its game, how and why governance has been switched up at SocGen, and how the regulators are embracing AI. And, as is customary …
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In our new podcast, Let’s Talk, we're taking a bigger view of what it means to future-proof financial services through a triple bottom line lens - people, business and planet. Now more than ever, the industry is having to challenge itself to do better and to be better. In this podcast we’ll be talking to a range of experts, friends and industry cha…
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Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! Pulp or no pulp? That is the serious matter at hand. Join Ronald and Nate as they discuss their orange juice preferences and provide advice on a wide array of topics! Whether your neighbor is dismantling medical equipment in their yard, or you're just coping with the stress of life, they have you covered!…
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Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! Do you ever think about what your kids should be watching? Have your neighbors ever ganged up against you through non-violent acts? If either of these applies to you welcome to your perfect podcast! Either way, join your hosts, Ronald & Nate, as they discuss these topics and so much more!…
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Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! This week your hosts, Ronald and Nate, answer the questions you have all been wondering about. Is it worth it to be sprayed by a skunk to not go to work? Do you feel like you're constantly being watched? If either of those queries applies to you, then you're in for a treat! Listen in for crazy stories and re…
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Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! Have you ever been lost in an airport? Have you ever thought about eating food you left out overnight? Your hosts Ronald and Nate discuss these issues amongst others in today's episode! Tune in this week to hear crazy stories, and gain real-world advice from your favorite underqualified duo.…
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Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! This week your hosts Ronald and Nate look into the world of technological incidents, as well as provide realistic to advice. How do you track down your MacBook that your sibling gave away? What should you make of your phone operating on its own? Listen in to hear takes on these issues and so much more!…
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"Welcome back to the world of Small Talk! This week your hosts Ronald and Nate get down to the truth behind the secrets and lies. What happens when restaurant management tells you to lie about the ingredients? What about when you find out your mom is hiding an engagement? Join us this week for crazy stories and relatable advice on Small Talk!"…
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| Welcome back to Small Talk! The show that has small conversations with deep implications. On this week's episode, hosts Ronald and Nate cover the hot topics! Whether you're having your bamboo stolen repeatedly or if you have too many cats on your car, we have you covered! Join us this week for fun conversations and real world advice!…
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Welcome back to the world of "Small" Talk! This week your hosts, Nate and Ronald, dive into some interesting issues. Have you ever had your sunscreen tampered with, or been blackmailed over a social media post? Either way, join us for real advice and notable stories on this episode of "Small" Talk!By Nathaniel Pearson and Ronald Taylor
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Welcome to the debut episode of "Small Talk." On today's episode, hosts Nathaniel Pearson and Ronald Taylor will give a short introduction about themselves before jumping straight into the content! Need advice on managing difficult topics in relationships? Are you struggling to make the next move after giving out your number at the dog park? We've …
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In this excerpt from the second bonus episode of The Queen, Dan Kois talks to Josh Levin about the process of writing the reporting-intensive book the podcast series is based on. They’re joined by a panel of three distinguished authors, who share their own lessons about what it takes to write a book-length investigation: David Grann, a New Yorker s…
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Is it possible that Linda Taylor perpetrated one of the most infamous child abductions in American history? In this excerpt from the first bonus episode of The Queen, Josh Levin talks to Paul Joseph Fronczak about how Taylor could be connected to the April 1964 kidnapping of a 1-day-old boy born to Paul’s parents, Dora and Chester Fronczak. They al…
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Linda Taylor had a tendency to emerge from out of nowhere, upend everything in her path, then vanish without leaving a forwarding address. The final episode of The Queen focuses on two different stories about the lives Taylor changed. In one case, she helped a vulnerable family escape the degradations of the Jim Crow South. In the other, she kidnap…
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A decade before she became known as the “welfare queen,” Linda Taylor put herself at the center of a different Chicago scandal. Upon the death of gambling kingpin Lawrence Wakefield, Taylor posed as the heir to his sizable fortune. The ensuing court proceeding was full of lies and surprise witnesses. That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Ta…
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In the 1970s, a pair of very different men fought to define Linda Taylor’s image. For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime. Taylor’s defense lawyer, the civil rights attorney R. Eugene Pincham, believed she was a scapeg…
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Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss. He stumbled into the Taylor story while investigating waste and fraud in the public aid system, and his fixation on a single welfare recipient may h…
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Linda Taylor was a con artist, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer. She was also America’s original “welfare queen,” the villain Ronald Reagan needed to create a vision of a country being taken advantage of by its poorest citizens. Josh Levin reveals the never-before-told story of a woman whose singular life was forgotten in the rush to create a vic…
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