Best Merchant Solutions Podcasts (2025)

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SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit; also, Square launches AI voice ordering and an integrated Bitcoin solution for merchants 6:50

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Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Group’s robotics business unit for more than five billion dollars. The deal is subject to regulatory approval; SoftBank predic…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-10-2025 1AM EDT 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-10-2025 12AM EDT 4:40

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Better Offline: The World of AI Regulation with Brian Merchant 29:24

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by writer Brian Merchant to talk about US AI regulation, and how governments never seem to make the effort to understand technology. https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/ https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/were-about-to-find-out-if-silicon Get $10 off a year’s subscription to my premium newsletter: https://edzitro…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 10-09-2025 11PM EDT 4:40

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Behind the News with Doug Henwood: Behind the News, 10/9/25 53:00

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Behind the News, 10/9/25 - guests: Jake Werner on China, Jeet Heer on Bill Buckley - Doug HenwoodBy Doug Henwood

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Serious Trouble: Race To Trial 15:21

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show James Comey has been arraigned and has a trial date of January 5. Both his lawyer and the judge appear set on moving rapidly to trial, and the government is rushing to be ready. We discuss the motions it sounds like Comey's legal team will file, which likely will …

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 867: Pope Leo Is Francis 2.0; Continuing Mass Deportations

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WarRoom Battleground EP 867: Pope Leo Is Francis 2.0; Continuing Mass DeportationsBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4840: MAGA Victory: Letitia James INDICTED

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Episode 4840: MAGA Victory: Letitia James INDICTEDBy WarRoom.org

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The Gist: Plestia Alaqad: “The Eyes of Gaza,” Witness and Journalist 51:48

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Today on the Gist, a tough conversation with Plestia Alaqad about what she saw in Gaza and how she frames it for a global audience. They dig into sympathy versus credence, terminology like IDF versus IOF, the Al-Ahli Hospital claim, and whether journalism requires shared vocabulary. Plus, a spiel on U Thant, transliteration, and the “clean” versus …

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Two Psychologists Four Beers: Episode 124: Civic Honesty Around the Globe (with David Tannenbaum) 1:04:38

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David Tannenbaum (Associate Professor of Management at the University of Utah) joins the show to talk about one of Yoel's favorite papers: a massive field study of honesty in 40 countries that had some unexpected results. We talk about the promises and pitfalls of field studies, what happens when your results are not at all as expected, and how to …

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Tesla’s FSD software under investigation; Apple prepares to comply with Texas law; and SoundCloud gets more social 8:21

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-The U.S.' top auto safety agency said it had identified more than 50 reports of FSD running red lights, crossing yellow lines, or making illegal turns. -Apple speaks out about how the Texas age assurance law was written, saying it affects the privacy of users. -SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with new features like playlists bas…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Sam Stein: A Bunch of Violent Keystone Cops 1:04:59

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ICE and other armed federal agents are doing their best to incite violence in blue cities so they can help Trump realize his unfulfilled dream from 2020 to impose a military crackdown. At the same time, Trump can only point to what happened in Portland five years ago during Black Lives Matter protests to try to bolster his case. Meanwhile, Comey ha…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3599 - GOP Lies About Shutdown Military Pay w/ Evan Simko-Bednarski, Josh Orton 1:19:57

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It's a Samajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report On today's show: While appearing on a C-SPAN call-in show, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens to a military wife caller express her fear and outrage that her medically compromised children will not be able to get their medications unless Congress passes an emergency relief fund …

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Letters from an American: October 8, 2025 10:29

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4839: Schumer Shutdown Continues With No End In Sight

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Episode 4839: Schumer Shutdown Continues With No End In SightBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4838: Peace Deal In The Middle East; Domestic Terrorist Group ANTIFA Protest In Chicago

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Episode 4838: Peace Deal In The Middle East; Domestic Terrorist Group ANTIFA Protest In ChicagoBy WarRoom.org

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Accidental Tech Podcast: 660: It’s All Chicken Salad 2:14:09

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Pre-show: Marco’s “Vacation” results Goose Goose @ Richmond Allianz Ampitheater, 3 October 2025 Allianz Ampitheater Chicken Salad Chick Nugs.net ZZQ Suggestions from Casey, in no particular order: Hungersite Give it Time How it Ends Dripfield Follow-up: ATP in the wild Original report form Richard Earney Follow-up by Matt Smith Follow-up on Mark Ch…

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The Naked Pravda: Four scenarios for the next chapter in Russia’s war against Ukraine 30:07

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now passed the three-and-a-half-year mark, and there is still no end in sight. The Trump administration’s recent push to negotiate a ceasefire ground to a halt in early September, after Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Vladimir Putin’s proposal to meet in Moscow, dismissing the invitation as a sign t…

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Give Them An Argument: Robert Nozick's Wilt Chamberlain Argument Against Redistribution 39:50

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Libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick made a classical argument against redistributing wealth and economic resources in his book "Anarchy, State & Utopia" based on a thought experiment about the basketball player Wilt Chamberlain. Marxist philosopher G.A. Cohen takes it apart piece by piece. Ben Burgis discusses! Read Ben's article about this in Ja…

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Decoder with Nilay Patel: The AI industry is at a major crossroads 44:02

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This is Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Verge and your Thursday episode guest host. It’s been a very big news week in AI, and a lot of it had to do with OpenAI, its DevDay in San Francisco this week, and the viral explosion of AI-generated video thanks to the company’s new Sora app. So I brought in Kanjun Qiu, CEO of AI startup Imbue and a …

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Left Anchor: Better Than Ezra - 368 52:34

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Now that the dust has started to settled around the whole Charlie Kirk thing, we've brought on Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown, to discuss his Boston Review piece about Ezra Klein's hagiography of Kirk, the discussion Klein had with Ta-Nehisi Coates, and why moderate liberals seem so at sea politically. Other read…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 10/9/25: Trump Threatens Pritzker Arrest, Palisades Fire Arsonist, Gold Prices Rise, AIPAC QR Codes 1:03:41

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump threatens Pritzker arrest, Palisades fire arsonist arrested, gold prices sky high, Gaetz reveals AIPAC QR codes. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.…

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Bad Faith: Episode 515 Promo - What Wont Israel Do? (w/ Max Blumenthal) 6:11

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Grayzone Editor-In-Chief Max Blumenthal returns to Bad Faith to talk Trump's "peace deal" with Gaza, speculation that Charlie Kirk was killed by Israel, Zionist control of CBS & TikTok (and journalist Matt Ta…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 10/9/25: Gaza Ceasefire Deal Explained, Travel Delays Amid Gov Shutdown 50:27

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the Gaza ceasefire deal, travel delays amid gov shutdown. Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…

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Bad Faith: Episode 516 - One Psyop After Another (w/ Van Lathan Jr.) 1:17:32

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Van Lathan Jr., who went viral for confronting Kanye West over his "Black people chose slavery" remarks on TMZ, is a culture savant, podcaster, and political commentator whom you might have recently seen giving Scott Jennings t…

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The Nation Podcasts: The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires w/ Jacob Silverman | Tech Won't Save Us 55:01

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Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob’s new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of ⁠Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley⁠. O…

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Practical AI: The impact of AI on the workforce: A state-level case study 44:04

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Daniel sits down with Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at TechPoint, to explore the what AI innovation and impact look like on the ground. They discuss Chelsea's journey from the VC world into economic development/ innovation, the growth of an AI innovation network in Indiana (funded by the SBA), lessons learned from fostering …

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Advisory Opinions: Conversion Therapy and Free Speech 1:06:19

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Editor’s Note: This episode was previously uploaded with the incorrect audio. We apologize for the error. Sarah Isgur and David French kick off the episode by examining a conversion therapy case before the Supreme Court—one that, surprisingly, few seem to be talking about. Where are the sensational headlines claiming that the rights of LGBT youth a…

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The Good Fight: David French on The Mess We’re In 1:11:56

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Yascha Mounk and David French have a therapy session about politics. David French is a columnist for The New York Times. His most recent book is Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and David French discuss how politics has changed since 2017, where the Democrats have g…

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Bankless: The Bull Case For Prediction Markets | Ryan & David

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In this episode of Bankless, Ryan and David dive into prediction markets and their place in today’s financial landscape. They unpack how peer-to-peer markets differ from traditional sportsbooks, spotlighting Polymarket and Kalshi, and explore scalability, regulation, and societal impact. Are these markets tools for informed decision-making or just …

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The Bay Blend: Thursday, October 9, 2025: Your Local Music Roundup + new flags coming to St. Pete? 7:15

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Harmonicas, Canadian pop, and smooth jazz are the themes for today’s local music roundup. You’ll hear about that all with Warren Buccholz, plus some events you can check out tonight, including the Tampa Bay Lightning’s season opener. But first, let’s hit the news. Website: https://www.wusf.org Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/…

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Infinite Loops: Jeff Bussgang — The Experimentation Machine (EP.285) 1:19:34

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Jeff Bussgang — entrepreneur, venture capitalist, Harvard Business School professor, and co-founder of Flybridge Capital — joins Infinite Loops to explore how AI is transforming the operating systems of startups. We dive into Jeff’s framework from his new book The Experimentation Machine, why AI compresses the cost and time of learning, how to dist…

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The Daily: A Consequential Supreme Court Term Begins With a Conversion Therapy Case 30:29

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Warning: this episode contains mentions of suicide. In one of the first cases of the Supreme Court’s new term, the justices considered whether to strike down a ban on conversion therapy, the contentious practice that aims to change a young person’s sexual orientation. Ann E. Marimow, Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times, talks us thro…

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Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 13:36

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From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The American Mind Podcast: Nobelesse Oblige 1:02:21

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Trump has a twenty-point plan to end the war in Gaza, emphasizing demilitarization and the release of hostages. On the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attack, the guys contemplate the plan’s prospects for success, Netanyahu’s political future, and domestic reactions. Meanwhile back home, leaked texts from Virginia Democrat Jay Jones express h…

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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat: He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing. 1:14:36

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Evangelical pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Doug Wilson has been preaching for decades that America needs to reclaim its Puritan past. But in 2025, he believes he’s “significantly” more influential. Does that mean America is closer to Wilson’s goal of theocracy? In this episode, nothing is off limits — even Ross’s own salvation. 01…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: The Life of a Showboy 1:06:27

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Volume 63 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Mira is out sick...Angry Adam and Gene Morgan sit in...Brad and Gene took their kids to One Battle After Another...the Sanchize blacks out in Indianapolis...three middle-aged white men review The Life of a Showgirl...Trump greenlights his own ultimate fighting birthday party...and more... *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Odd Lots: Why the Price of Money Surged in the Last 6 Years 42:55

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What changed between 2019 and 2025? Why are interest rates so much higher? Why does it seem virtually unfathomable that the Fed will return to ZIRP anytime soon? Why do investors expect this rate cut cycle to be so shallow? The answer, theoretically, is that the neutral rate of interest has gone up. But what is the neutral rate of interest, and why…

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton 1:42:51

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As artificial intelligence advances at unprecedented speed, Jon is joined by Geoffrey Hinton, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto and the "Godfather of AI," to understand what we've actually created. Together, they explore how neural networks and AI systems function, assess the current capabilities of the technology, and examine Hinton'…

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Master Plan: The Billionaire-Backed Takeover Of CBS News (Lever Time) 29:42

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NOTE: This is the first episode in a special bonus series from our weekly podcast, Lever Time. While media giants cave to frivolous Trump libel lawsuits and muzzle late-night hosts who step out of line, CBS News’ parent company has announced that the billionaire-backed conservative provocateur Bari Weiss will be the network’s new editor-in-chief. S…

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Tech Won't Save Us: The Gilded Rage of Tech Billionaires w/ Jacob Silverman 55:01

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Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob’s new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Tec…

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The Rachman Review: What chance for Trump’s Gaza peace plan? 26:00

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Gideon talks to former White House official and Middle East expert Philip Gordon about Donald Trump’s plan for a peaceful end to the Gaza conflict. What are the chances that it can succeed and what are the main stumbling blocks? Clip: TRT World Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt What remains of Gaza? Trump goes mainstr…

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg: Do facts have an expiration date? (with Samuel Arbesman) 1:15:37

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Read the full transcript here. What does it mean to treat facts as drafts rather than monuments? If truth is something we approach, how do we act while it’s still provisional? When definitions shift, what really changes? How do better instruments quietly rewrite the world we think we know? Are we mostly refining truths or replacing them? When do sc…