The Week: Paris under Curfew, Trump’s Gift to Putin, and a Looming Data Center Bubble
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The Week: Paris under Curfew, Trump’s Gift to Putin, and a Looming Data Center Bubble

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202627 min

George Hahn connects the dots across the week's biggest stories: why France’s protests and its bond market are fueling each other, how Trump and Elon Musk betrayed Ukraine, and what the Railroad Panic of 1873 reveals about the money pouring into data centers. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Support for the show comes from USA Facts. Income inequality, entitlements, housing costs, want to really see what the government is up to, what it costs and who's benefiting?

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Check out a debate on the American dream between yours truly and conservative Ben Shapiro. It's not your typical sound bites from boring politicians reading talking points.

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