Covenant University

What will it take to end the bull market? Jacob Sonenshine from Barron's takes us behind the headline.

It Will Take More Than Trade Wars and Tech Trouble to Sink the Stock Market

Judge temporarily blocks move to fire federal employees during shutdown, Senate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 9th time, and giving career advice to kids has never been harder.

This Morning with Gordon Deal October 16, 2025

Meet the lawmakers trying to bring civility back to politics, has AI reached the limit of how it assists humans, and this money-saving hack could save you over $700 a year.

This Weekend with Gordon Deal October 18, 2025

Justice Department indicts former Trump Adviser John Bolton, Trump says he will meet with Putin to discuss end to Ukraine war, bosses are cutting costs, just not the private jet.

This Morning with Gordon Deal October 17, 2025

Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza, judging Trump’s economy, and soon you’ll be able to shop Walmart in ChatGPT.

This Morning with Gordon Deal October 20, 2025

What happened to America first? Marc Caputo from Axios has the story.

Donald Trump: America First globalist

Blue states are setting up an alliance to counter RFK Jr. Betsy McKay from the Wall Street Journal explains. 

Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr

Both sides are reacting the same when it comes to Trump's economy. Economist Peter Morici brings us the latest.

Judging Trump’s economy: Let voters decide in 2026 midterm elections

Trump administration can deploy National Guard in Portland, government shutdown nears three-week mark, and you can now get paid to fold your laundry.

This Morning with Gordon Deal October 21, 2025

Medora Lee from USA Today explains why it might not feel like a recession to you but might for your neighbor.  

Feel like you're in a recession? It could be where you live

A discussion of racism and its manifestations in so-called liberal communities, and the way that white progressives oftentimes overlook issues of race and white privilege, and thereby torpedo their own efforts for social justice...

Are Progressive Cities Worse For Racial Justice

There was a time when gold money had real value.  Yet now it floats free, a fantasy made real by our belief. Are there alternative fantasies that we could create to generate different and perhaps better realities?  Or is there something special about the fantasy of money that makes it irreplaceable?

Guardian columnist Stephen Hewlitt asks CEO of Timebanking UK Sarah Bird, reporter for the Financial Times Izabella Kaminska and The Social Life of Money author Nigel Dodd to explore the alternatives to money.

The Fantasy Of Money | Nigel Dodd, Sarah Bird, Izabella Kaminska

Long ep this week! In Pt 1 Raghav Mehta joins me to talk about this week's news and my Joe Rogan odyssey. 

In Pt 2, Jordan, Peter, Brad, and Syd, from NYC DSA Medics tell me about their expedition to Charlottesvile and then to DC to work as street medics for counter protesters at the 2nd annual Unite The Right rally events. 

Outro track is Death Grips - Streaky

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Laughter Is The Worst Medicine w/ NYC DSA Medics

From the NPR website:  In preparation for a 2011 conference on Brown University on juvenile justice reform, "Tell Me More" host Michel Martin speaks with Time Banks USA founder Edgar S. Cahn about how the TimeBanking concept reminds us that some things in life are more valuable than money.  The technique has successfully been used to reduce recidivism rates among juvenile offenders by 60% in diversionary Youth Courts in the District of Columbia.  Photo by Amy Ta.

NPR Story - Beyond Bartering: Banking On Community Connections

A TimeBanks USA™ initiative seeking to bring an end to structural racism in the juvenile justice, child welfare and special education systems.

NPR Story - Beyond Bartering: Banking On Community Connections

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