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I'm back after a few weeks off, and the show has a new format: less script, more conversation with the live chat. I start with where I've been. A bad faith debate in Vegas sent me back to the books on political philosophy, and I share where I landed on liberalism, equal starting points, and the role government plays in helping people become the best version of themselves.
In Nuanced News, I break down Trump's Russian diesel deal: Treasury's General License 135, the 2022 law Congress passed banning Russian energy imports, why Republicans like Susan Collins are pushing back, and why 4.8 million tons only covers about nine to ten days of U.S. diesel demand. Then the Pentagon's plan to livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, and why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called it "beyond disgusting." Last, Club for Growth's request asking the FCC to allow AI robocalls to your cellphone before Election Day.
For Research on a Dime, I go through the latest midterm polling: the generic congressional ballot, Talarico vs. Paxton in Texas, Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins in Maine, plus Iowa, North Carolina, Alaska, Georgia, Michigan's El-Sayed vs. Rogers, and the Ohio governor and Senate races.
In the Deep Dive Trend, a four person team used AI to build free, open source clones of Photoshop, Premiere and more. What do Adobe's terms of use say about reverse engineering, and could this kind of AI end up helping corporations more than everyday people? We close with good news: five cheetah cubs born at the Smithsonian, live on the cub cam.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
02:46 Welcome back and the new show format
06:29 Where I've been: the Vegas debate and my political principles
11:05 Nuanced News: Trump's Russian diesel deal
17:10 Trump: "I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap"
18:00 What General License 135 actually says
25:24 The Pentagon wants to livestream a military execution
33:17 AI robocalls and Club for Growth's FCC request
39:09 Research on a Dime: midterm polling
43:33 Maine Senate: Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins
49:00 Ohio governor race polls
52:50 Michigan Senate: El-Sayed vs. Rogers
55:09 Chat: universal healthcare vs. a public option
59:41 Deep Dive Trend: AI and open source software
1:03:30 The free AI built Photoshop clone
1:09:18 Adobe's terms of use and how corporations could respond
1:14:47 Support the ALIVE Podcast Network
1:15:33 Good news: five cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian
1:16:42 Outro
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