Welcome to Bitcoin Beach
For nearly two years, an unprecedented experiment has been taking place in the town of El Zonte in El Salvador. Funded by a mysterious donor, the town’s residents built a Bitcoin economy, using the cr...
25 Jun 202119min
Delta Variant: BFD or NBD?
COVID’s Delta variant is on the rise in the U.S. The data suggest we have room for optimism -- so why are we seeing dire messages from public health experts? Guest: Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disea...
24 Jun 202123min
Are the Democrats Blowing It on Voting Rights?
Senate Democrats tried to open up debate on sweeping voting rights legislation Tuesday but were stopped by a lack of support from their Republican counterparts. Would a more incremental approach have ...
23 Jun 202124min
Can Lina Khan Really Take On Monopolies?
America has gone soft on monopolies. A small number of businesses control an ever-increasing market share with only muted protests from the Federal Trade Commission, the supposed antitrust watchdog of...
22 Jun 202126min
The Fight Over Evangelicals’ Future
Fears that an ultra-conservative faction would take control of the country’s largest organization of evangelicals did not come to fruition at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting this year...
21 Jun 202121min
TBD | What Cops Are Doing With Your DNA
Ever since police used a DNA platform called GEDmatch to crack the Golden State Killer case in 2018, police departments around the country have rushed to use genetic genealogy to crack their own cold ...
18 Jun 202120min
What Cops Are Doing With Your DNA
Ever since police used a DNA platform called GEDmatch to crack the Golden State Killer case in 2018, police departments around the country have rushed to use genetic genealogy to crack their own cold ...
18 Jun 202120min
Whom the Vaccines Leave Behind
Around the country, states are casting off pandemic restrictions. But for millions of immunocompromised people, the pandemic isn’t nearly over.Guest: Dr. Lindsay Ryan, internist at San Francisco Gener...
17 Jun 202122min
