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The southern US border & Mexican elections
US President Joe Biden is finally taking action on record-breaking illegal border crossings. However, not everyone is happy. Biden received criticism from both Republicans and Democrats as the White House announced a new executive order that will...
Jul 2, 2024 06:26
On Contact: ‘Foregone’ – the power of fiction
Russell Banks in books such as ‘Continental Drift’, ‘Affliction’ and ‘The Sweet Hereafter’ has long chronicled the struggles and inner torment that come with being a member of our dispossessed working class. In...
Jan 14, 2022 05:47
Music is choreography of our expectations – cognitive scientist
An art, a science, a means of spiritual expression – music is all these things. So how do mere vibrations of the air become such a powerful medium for us? We talked about the neuroscience of music with Elizabeth Margulis, head of the Music...
Dec 24, 2021 09:00
Climate summit and climbing new peaks (E411)
So COP26 has come to an end; you could tell from the vapour trails left by the private jets, the diesel consumption from eight-mile-a-gallon cavalcades, and the media hullabaloo surrounding the summit. But some ghosts haunted the event in their...
Nov 20, 2021 11:59
US GDP growth cools & international regulators eye crypto-crime connection
Following a red-hot recovery amid the Covid-19 economic rebound, the US has seen GDP growth slow in the third quarter. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann and Octavio Marenzi of Opimas LLC analyze the latest growth figures and whether it is indicative of...
Oct 29, 2021 06:16
‘Million Dollar Listing LA’ star Josh Altman on if the ‘hot’ real estate market will cool down anytime soon
Real estate agent Josh Altman, who sold over a billion dollar worth of houses in 2021, explains why the market is so hot right now and if he sees it ever cooling down. Plus, some of the benefits of investing in real estate right now.
Oct 25, 2021 18:39
Social media add to depression and FOMO – visionary entrepreneur
Feel that others are enjoying a better life and you are missing a trick? We all feel this way from time to time, and it turns out science has a name for it. We talk to venture capitalist and the man who coined the term ‘fear of missing...
Oct 1, 2021 06:34
Traditional artists to embrace NFT: digital graphic designer Beeple
Digital art is rapidly grabbing the attention of not only tech enthusiasts but also venerable auction houses. Is the crypto art craze a bubble hyped by the pandemic, or is it the real deal and here to stay? We talk to one of the top-three...
Sep 24, 2021 06:02
Chinese housing market on the edge?
China’s cooling housing market is on the edge as the Evergrande Group faces $300 billion in debt. Boom Bust’s Ben Swann and Christy Ai both lend their insight to the fragile sector and offer their forecasts. And US retail sales rallied...
Sep 17, 2021 06:30
John Romero: Video games are the ultimate art
As the virtual world increasingly becomes as vivid as the real one, the video games industry is poised to transform entertainment, education and social relations. We talk about this with legendary game designer and programmer, John Romero....
Sep 10, 2021 08:04