EP47: Herd Immunity Unreachable in US, Buffet Warns of Inflation, DiBlasio says NYC reopening 7/1, No More Cuomo Chips, NFL Draft, Lawrence Paid in Crypto, Kentucky Derby, Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket

Sports, Clicks & Politics

English - May 04, 2021 16:17 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB
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Previous Episode: EP46: Changing Outdoor Mask Guidance, COVID Cases and Vaccine Demand Plummet in NY, Cuomo vs Media, AG James Investigating Cuomo Book, Crypto Rollercoaster, Chauvin Verdict, LeBron Deleted Tweet

Next Episode: EP48: Interview with PPE expert Megan Mansell on Masks, Bitcoin Mining in NYS, Cuomo Segregates UnVaccinated, Judge Ends CDC's Eviction Moratorium, Teachers Union and the CDC

EP47: Herd Immunity Unreachable in US, Buffet Warns of Inflation, DiBlasio says NYC reopening 7/1, No More Cuomo Chips, NFL Draft, Lawrence Paid in Crypto, Kentucky Derby, Uncontrolled Chinese Rocket

Join hosts Shawn Hannon and Ben Hussong as they separate the latest news from the noise impacting New York State.

RUNDOWN:

- Kentucky Derby: Medina Spirit (15-1), $1.96M/$3M, Bob Baffert 7th KD victory, Hidden Stash 14th Boeheim/Weitzman

- NFL draft: Trevor Lawrence 1st pick, signs multi-year deal with cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio in which a significant amount of his signing bonus will be paid in cryptocurrency, deposited directly into the QBs Blockfolio account

- Chiefs tight end Sean Culkin became the first NFL player to commit to converting his entire salary in Bitcoin

- A Chinese 21-ton rocket stage could fall to Earth totally uncontrolled in the next few days, 100 feet long and 16 feet wide, a little farther north than New York, Madrid and Beijing and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand, It could fall back to Earth anywhere within this range.

- Say goodbye to Cuomo Chips, NYS Legislature repealed bar/food order

- Mayor DiBlasio says NYC to fully open by 7/1, pressure on Cuomo

NEWS

- Warren Buffett: We are seeing substantial inflation and are raising prices: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-we-are-seeing-substantial-inflation-and-are-raising-prices-220539307.html

- Reaching herd immunity unlikely in US: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html

About the Sports, Clicks & Politics Podcast

SCAPP is a weekly podcast with a Livestream every Monday at 12pm eastern.

Join hosts Shawn Hannon and Ben Hussong as they separate the latest news from the noise impacting New York State. The podcast has frequent guest interviews for additional perspectives in the worlds or sports, politics and beyond!

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