Sources:

- Journal of Young Investigators - Caffeine: Understanding the World's Most Popular Psychoactive Drug: https://www.jyi.org/2007-november/2007/11/10/caffeine-understanding-the-worlds-most-popular-psychoactive-drug

- ScienceInsights - Is Caffeine Considered a Drug? Yes, Here's Why: https://scienceinsights.org/is-caffeine-considered-a-drug-yes-heres-why/

- HowStuffWorks - How Caffeine Works: https://science.howstuffworks.com/caffeine4.htm

- Brain Lenses - Caffeine Withdrawal: https://brainlenses.substack.com/p/caffeine-withdrawal

- NCBI Bookshelf - Pharmacology of Caffeine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK223808/

- NCA - History of Coffee: https://www.aboutcoffee.org/origins/history-of-coffee/

- GlobalEDGE - The Global Coffee Industry: https://globaledge.msu.edu/blog/post/55607/the-global-coffee-industry

- Frontiers in Neuroscience - Energy Drinks and the Neurophysiological Impact of Caffeine: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2011.00116/full

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00:00 — Introduction

00:29 — The Best Traders in Washington

01:40 — The Law That Doesn't Work

02:41 — The Dell Problem

04:26 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- HuffPost - Trump Bought Lots of Dell Stock, Then the Pentagon Gave Dell a $9.7 Billion Contract: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-dell-pentagon-contract_n_6a18a464e4b062ca52da921f

- CNBC - Dell Wins $9.7 Billion Pentagon Software Deal: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/dell-dod-pentagon-software-deal-digital-infrastructure-trump.html

- Washington Post - Dell Inks $9.7 Billion Pentagon Contract After Trump Acquires Stock, Praises Company: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/28/dell-inks-97-billion-pentagon-contract-after-trump-acquires-stock-praises-company/

- Euronews - Dell Lands $9.7bn Pentagon Contract Just Weeks After Trump Said 'Go Out and Buy': https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/28/dell-lands-97bn-pentagon-contract-just-weeks-after-trump-said-go-out-and-buy

- Common Dreams - Dell Scores Major Pentagon Contract Weeks After Trump Promoted Company: https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dell-contract

- Fortune - Members of Congress Again Outperformed the Stock Market, Report Shows: https://fortune.com/2025/01/08/congress-stock-trading-pelosi-2024

- Yahoo Finance - Nancy Pelosi Outperformed Nearly Every Hedge Fund in 2024: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nancy-pelosi-outperformed-nearly-every-180016264.html

- Barchart - The Best Traders in Congress: How to Track Politicians' Stock Trades: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/33822116/the-best-traders-in-congress-how-to-track-politicians-stock-trades

- FinancialContent - The Uncanny Returns of Nancy Pelosi: A Deep Dive: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/marketminute-2025-10-25-the-uncanny-returns-of-nancy-pelosi

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00:00 — Introduction

00:15 — Nobody Knows Who Made the First One

01:45 — The Speedee System and the Man Who Stole It

03:23 — The Real Estate Company That Sells Hamburgers

04:27 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Fox News - History of the Hamburger: From Immigrant Fare to Fast Food Favorite: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/history-of-the-hamburger-from-immigrant-fare-to-fast-food-favorite

- Britannica Money - McDonald's: History, Ray Kroc, and Famous Menu Items: https://www.britannica.com/money/McDonalds

- Wikipedia - History of McDonald's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald's

- Wikipedia - McDonald's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's

- The Takeout - The Controversial History of McDonald's Founder Ray Kroc: https://www.thetakeout.com/2049210/mcdonalds-ray-kroc-shady-founder/

- Restaurant Finance Across America - Ray Kroc: Not the Founder, but a Financial Engineer: https://www.restfinance.com/restaurant-finance-across-america/ray-kroc-not-the-founder-but-a-financial-engineer/

- Medium - McDonald's Real Estate Strategy: How Ray Kroc Built a Global Empire: https://gavinlucas22.medium.com/mcdonalds-real-estate-strategy-how-ray-kroc-built-his-empire-cadedf306888

- Factual America - Ray Kroc: The True Story of McDonald's Rise: https://www.factualamerica.com/behind-the-screenplay/the-genuine-founder-ray-krocs-mcdonalds-empire

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00:00 — Introduction

00:35 — When Jazz Was Pop

01:47 — The Earthquake

03:12 — Dead or Hiding?

04:25 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Good News Network - 100 Years Ago Today, Miles Davis Was Born: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events052726/

- Washington University Center for the Humanities - The Chicken or the Egg: Why Did Jazz Lose Its Popularity?: https://humanities.washu.edu/news/chicken-or-egg-why-did-jazz-lose-its-popularity

- uDiscoverMusic - When Jazz Ruled the World: The Rise and Reign of America's One True Art: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/when-jazz-ruled-the-world/

- The Echo - The Decline of Jazz Music: https://thetenaflyecho.com/22977/showcase/the-decline-of-jazz-music/

- Headphonesty - 10 Reasons Why Miles Davis' Kind of Blue Remains the Greatest Jazz Album: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/07/miles-davis-kind-blue-influential-jazz-album/

- Miles Davis Official Site - Kind of Blue: https://www.milesdavis.com/albums/kind-of-blue/

- NPR - Miles Davis: Kind of Blue: https://www.npr.org/2011/06/17/4555527/miles-davis-kind-of-blue

- Classic Album Sundays - The Story of Miles Davis Kind of Blue: https://classicalbumsundays.com/miles-davis-kind-blue/

- JSTOR Daily - Why Miles Davis's Kind of Blue Is So Beloved: https://daily.jstor.org/why-miles-daviss-kind-of-blue-is-so-beloved/

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00:00 — Introduction

00:43 — Bigger Than Hollywood

01:53 — The Game That Never Ends

03:07 — Who's Paying?

04:31 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto VI Release Announcement: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/258aa538o412ok/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-coming-may-26-2026

- GosuGamers - GTA 6 Estimated to Cost Over $1 Billion: https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/78390-gta-6-estimated-to-cost-over-us-1-billion-set-to-become-the-most-expensive-game-ever-made

- Screen Rant - GTA 6 Is More Expensive Than Expected, Official Documents Confirm: https://screenrant.com/gta-6-cost-officially-confirmed-expensive/

- Fortunly - Video Game Industry Revenue for 2026: https://fortunly.com/articles/video-game-industry-revenue/

- inStreamly - Video Game Industry Revenue: How Big Is the Global Gaming Market?: https://instreamly.com/posts/video-game-industry-revenue-how-big-is-the-global-gaming-market/

- Visual Capitalist - Charting Grand Theft Auto: GTA's Budget and Revenues: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-grand-theft-auto-revenue-and-costs/

- Koderspedia - Breaking Down GTA 6 Development Cost: https://koderspedia.com/breaking-down-gta-6-development-cost-2-billion-cost-game/

- Mordor Intelligence - Gaming Market Size, Share, Growth and Trends 2031: https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/global-gaming-market

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00:00 — Introduction

00:36 — Martyrs of the Race Course

02:07 — How a Day Becomes a Holiday

03:27 — What Gets Remembered

04:27 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- HISTORY - One of the First Memorial Days Was Held by Freed Slaves: https://www.history.com/articles/memorial-day-civil-war-slavery-charleston

- AARP - Understanding the Origins of Memorial Day: https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/memorial-day-origins/

- TIME - The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started: https://time.com/5836444/black-memorial-day/

- College of Charleston - Memorial Day Uncovered: Charleston's 'Martyrs of the Race Course': https://today.cofc.edu/2017/05/29/memorial-day-history/

- Snopes - Was Memorial Day Created by Former Slaves?: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/memorial-day/

- Chicago Crusader - Memorial Day Started with Blacks Decorating Soldiers' Graves in 1865: https://chicagocrusader.com/memorial-day-started-with-blacks-decorating-graves-in-1865/

- Congressional Research Service - Federal Holidays: Evolution and Current Practices: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41990

- NARFE - Juneteenth and the Establishment of Federal Holidays: https://www.narfe.org/juneteenth-and-the-establishment-of-federal-holidays/

- Calculatorian - US Federal Holidays: The Complete Guide to America's 11 Days Off: https://calculatorian.com/en/articles/time-and-date/us-federal-holidays-complete-guide

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00:00 — Introduction

00:11 — Recap

04:54 — Wrap Up

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00:00 — Introduction

00:57 — The Uber Blueprint

01:46 — Cheap Tokens, Expensive Consequences

02:43 — The Rug Pull Is Already Starting

04:19 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- CNBC - AI-Washing and the Massive Layoffs Hitting the Economy: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/white-collar-layoffs-ai-cost-cutting-tariffs.html

- SHRM - The AI Layoffs Narrative: Real Transformation, or Scapegoat?: https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/technology/ai-layoffs-transformation-scapegoat

- Programs.com - List of Companies Announcing AI-Driven Layoffs: https://programs.com/resources/ai-layoffs/

- Gulf News - AI Job Cuts: The 8 Major Companies Replacing Humans with Bots: https://gulfnews.com/amp/story/technology/ai-job-cuts-the-8-major-companies-replacing-humans-with-bots-1.500450587

- Fortune - Klarna CEO Says AI Will Replace 1,800 Employees: https://fortune.com/europe/2024/08/28/klarna-1800-employees-ai-replace-ipo

- The Register - Locked, Stocked, and Losing Budget: AI Vendor Lock-In Bites: https://theregister.com/2026/04/28/locked_stocked_and_losing_budget

- Investing.com - The AI Token Pricing Crisis Behind OpenAI and Anthropic's Revenue Race: https://www.investing.com/analysis/the-ai-token-pricing-crisis-behind-openai-and-anthropics-revenue-race-200680777

- Mayhemcode - AI Replacing Jobs 2026: What Companies Are Actually Doing: https://www.mayhemcode.com/2026/05/ai-replacing-jobs-2026-what-companies.html

- AI Empire Media - AI Pricing 2026: Costs Drop 40-70%: https://aiempiremedia.com/ai-pricing-2026-breakdown/

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00:00 — Introduction

00:37 — The Heist That Changed Art History

01:59 — Famous for Being Famous

03:13 — A Billion Dollars for a Feedback Loop

04:23 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Good News Network - Louvre Announces Mona Lisa Will Have Her Own Building: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/louvre-announces-mona-lisa-will-have-her-own-building-in-major-redesign-to-ease-tourist-scrum/

- HISTORY - The Heist That Made the Mona Lisa Famous: https://www.history.com/articles/the-heist-that-made-the-mona-lisa-famous

- Artchive - The Mona Lisa Theft in 1911 That Propelled the Painting to Fame: https://www.artchive.com/blog/mona-lisa-theft/

- All That's Interesting - How Vincenzo Peruggia's Mona Lisa Theft Made the Painting Famous: https://allthatsinteresting.com/vincenzo-peruggia-mona-lisa-theft

- Artnet News - The Theft That Made the Mona Lisa Famous: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-mona-lisa-louvre-heist-2708512

- BBC News - The World's Most Famous Missing Painting: https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/magazine-25241576

- Wonderful Museums - Painting Stolen from the Louvre: The Mona Lisa Heist: https://www.wonderfulmuseums.com/museum/painting-stolen-louvre/

- Smithsonian - Mona Lisa Is Moving to a New Home: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mona-lisa-is-moving-to-a-new-home-the-louvre-just-announced-the-architects-who-will-design-her-private-suite-180988763/

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00:00 — Introduction

00:35 — Thirty Eight Witnesses Who Weren't

01:54 — The Judge Who Changed a Country

03:01 — Paying for Compassion

04:28 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- The Better India - Rah-Veer Good Samaritan Scheme: https://thebetterindia.com/governance/sadak-suraksha-abhiyaan-government-of-india-ministry-of-road-transport-and-highways-rah-veer-good-samaritan-scheme-pm-rahat-scheme-11837557

- Good News Network - India's New Good Samaritan Laws Reward Citizens Who Stop to Help: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/indias-new-good-samaritan-laws-reward-any-citizen-who-stops-to-help-with-traffic-injuries/

- ScienceInsights - Kitty Genovese: The Murder That Shaped Psychology: https://scienceinsights.org/kitty-genovese-the-murder-that-shaped-psychology/

- McGill University - The Bystander Effect Started from a Lie: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/bystander-effect-started-lie

- A&E - How Kitty Genovese's Murder Spotlighted the Bystander Effect: https://www.aetv.com/articles/kitty-genovese-murder-bystander-effect

- PMC - Stand By or Stand Up: Exploring the Biology of the Bystander Effect: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8692770/

- UC Berkeley Law - After the Foshan Tragedy: China's Good Samaritan Debate: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/after-the-foshan-tragedy-chinas-good-samaritan-debate/

- Asia Times - Good Samaritan Law Six Years After Death of Little Yue Yue: https://asiatimes.com/2017/10/good-samaritan-law-six-years-death-little-yue-yue/

- SAI Observer - Samaritan Shield: China's First Good Samaritan Law: https://saisobserver.org/2017/11/05/samaritan-shield-chinas-first-good-samaritan-law/

- Wikipedia - Xu Shoulan v. Peng Yu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Shoulan_v._Peng_Yu

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