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Why do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?

The President has created a 1.776 billion dollar fund of taxpayer money he can direct to whoever he wants. Huh? How did this happen, and what might happen next? We talk to Pro Publica’s Jesse Eisinger, an investigative reporter who has played a strange role in this whole story.   Listen to our series with Jesse: Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1) [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IkhfGQpIy9zfytFjDVFdh?si=dc0ee411d57c43ff] and (Part 2) [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5KhZcguymkiEQVX3ijpVql?si=e700a0d821764f44] Check out the new ProPublica podcast Paper Trail [https://open.spotify.com/show/0zdWwklZwPBY7YCX5GIFRH?si=3b391c7a4bc64bd0]. Support the show! [https://searchengine.supercast.com/]

Presenting: Family Lore

Presenting an episode of Family Lore, a new show on the Audacy network. The granddaughter of a prolific Jewish art collector who fled Europe during World War II embarks on a quest to recover the looted art.

The many lives of Taiwan

We go deep into the story of Taiwan. How a tiny island escaped demise, chartered a course from colonial subjugation through mass Barbie production and into the technological powerhouse it is today.  The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China's Economic Rise [https://www.amazon.com/Taiwans-Role-in-Prcs-Economic/dp/1442219580] by Shelley Rigger Get tickets to hear PJ read live! Friends With Words at Roulette [https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendswithwords/2222446]

Why are people excited about nuclear power again?

Nuclear energy was a taboo for decades, but it’s coming back, it’ll power AI data centers for Google and Microsoft. What does new nuclear technology look like, and why do the nuclear optimists believe this new tech is superior? Meltdowns, reactors that can fit in your backyard, and one podcaster’s heroic attempt to describe nuclear fission. Rachel Slaybaugh [https://www.dcvc.com/team/rachel-slaybaugh/] Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow [https://www.rebeccatuhusdubrow.net/] (check out her book Atomic Dreams [https://bookshop.org/p/books/atomic-dreams-the-new-nuclear-evangelists-and-the-fight-for-the-future-of-energy-rebecca-tuhus-dubrow/ce3182ebe44591db?ean=9781643753157&next=t]) Adam Stein [https://thebreakthrough.org/people/adam-stein] Search Engine’s episodes on data centers: Colossus 1 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/06HYk7QD52Kju7ME9HeCAt] & Colossus 2 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rW2fNRTVsS36GevhrBj6B?autoplay=true] Support the show! [https://searchengine.supercast.com/]

What if the cemetery goes out of business? (classic)

We're supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane, who grew up in a cemetery and spent his adult life studying them. The surprising history of the place we go where we die and an answer to what happens when it runs out of money. Is the Cemetery Dead? [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo28082520.html] by David Charles Sloane  Support the show at searchengine.show [https://searchengine.supercast.com/]