Academy Award Slap and a Twitter Poison ...

Zhu Rongji went from being branded a political outcast to becoming one of the most important economic reformers in modern Chinese history. As mayor of Shanghai, vice premier, central bank governor and eventually premier, he helped tackle inflation, restructure China’s huge state- ... Show More

For nearly thirty years, extremely low interest rates in Japan have made the yen one of the world’s most important funding currencies. Investors have borrowed cheap yen and invested the money in higher-yielding assets around the world. But as the Bank of Japan raises interest rat ... Show More

For decades, Intel was one of the most dominant companies in the global technology industry. Its processors powered the majority of personal computers, and its ability to both design and manufacture its own chips gave the company a major competitive advantage. But a series of str ... Show More

Controversy at the Oscars as Will Smith hits Chris Rock… Adam is joined by the BBC’s Culture Editor Katie Razzall and LA-based entertainment reporter KJ Matthews to discuss the background to the slap - and the possible repercussions. Also… the UK ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Sim ... Show More

True Geordie and Laurence McKenna discuss the recent Oscars controversy where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after a joke was made about Will’s wife, Jada. ⏯ Watch here: https://youtu.be/1lDOD8aIhxg 🦈 GYMSHARK: https://gym.sh/TrueGeordie 💡 Business email: info@truegeordie.com 🎧 ... Show More

The Oscars were bordering on irrelevancy until Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, and hosted by Sean Rameswar ... Show More

Trevor responds to Will Smith’s Oscars ban, Elon Musk plots a Twitter takeover, and Jordan Klepper hits CPAC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The 94th Academy Awards is in the books, and Sean and Joanna Robinson are here to break down all the winners, the ceremony, the hosts, and of course that shocking Will Smith- Chris Rock confrontation. Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Joanna Robinson Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn ... Show More

Bobby talks about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last night and we take calls from listeners with their opinions. Lunchbox has another possible feud brewing with a new neighbor. We heard over the last few months about his neighbor asking him to take down his Christm ... Show More

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