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A daily brief on what the world is saying. PodSnacks tracks the top 200 podcasts and distills the most important conversations into a fast, high-signal listen. Frontier AI models face tighter controls, memory prices threaten to double, and on-chain repo markets eye one trillion dollars in volume. We also cover U.S.-China trade talks, new longevity trials, and voter frustration over rising prices. Listen for clear context on how these shifts are reshaping technology, finance, and global stability. Sources (episodes in this brief): Which Democrats Have What It Takes to Win the White House?: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=1f869b97bd5c49299bf40b96e45ab8b5 Bits + Bips: The Interview — The $16 Trillion Repo Market Is TradFi’s Central Nervous System. Its Finally Coming Onchain: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=2468e680eb5147c78b625392f2dc1c74 How Chinese Spies Are Operating In America: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=31483bd199474ae1a0f8240b8ffe03c1 Inflation Is the GOP’s Problem Now. Will Voters Look Past It?: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=3d570fb2e66b49939dd767f4850d06b5 Weekly Review With Clay and Buck H1 - What to Expect From Trump's China Trip: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=4f6c8454f550448a8f41b8550f095765 Prepping for doomsday (or Tuesday): https://podsnacks.com/media?id=5313bbf2ed8f4939a499d41809ca883d 1400% Return From One Options Trade: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=62463e3252994e4d86436d1c89527089 Wall Street Saturday: Shorting consumer stocks with George Noble: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=657fdb6f0c724def969b4a7178533d1f Evil Neuroscience Part 2: ECCO Chamber (Premium E336) Sample: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=6adcde1bd86f480db48ce7f8a61c3fe7 From the Archive: "When the Women Rise Up, Watch Out" — Charlie's Speech at YWLS 2021: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=6ff21a4ad9be470b923d63d3e7999a34 The human cost of building the Dubai of Africa: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=72d030239b7f4a33b78e0cc853824eba Deep Dives on World War I and World War II - Megyn's History Mega-Episode: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=7c7219eb43a24308b99ae702098efeea AI Inequality: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=7ecedc0f0d1e4942be639b59d6bb1da2 The Message from the Brother She Never Met | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=7ee54386f1554ea2baa2197f82e36d26 Furious World Leaders Issue Ultimatum Trump Feared Most!!!: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=848d0194f767482c981019b5119c8caa Why we’re at the beginning of the AI hardware boom | Caitlin Kalinowski (ex–OpenAI, Meta, Apple): https://podsnacks.com/media?id=940d32cadd0140388bbe9236ab09930a NPR News: 05-17-2026 9AM EDT: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=aa7f9391930646a4ae17c3c775543e51 Why Live Shopping and Nostalgia are Winning in 2026: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=ad59c0903c3149c9ba2b7dab0aa7f6d6 9AM ET 05/17/2026 Newscast: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=b627d6350050429495b31529fa037f48 WHO declares an Ebola public health emergency in the DRC: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=cc561e0c933e4a0ca7d91b4cd0c55e63 How to separate the signal from the noise when covering the midterms: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=d2cd54a5553f4989a7daf36b9b465dc4 Can We Reverse Aging?: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=d41efbbfa63e4050a7002dc3b5888d72 TIP815: Lyn Alden on Why Fiscal Dominance Changes Everything: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=d6e99949d6b848fab38bead4a3133b16 Sunday Pick: What are allergies — and how to get rid of them with Dr. Zachary Rubin | from TED Health: https://podsnacks.com/media?id=eb52dbffb3c949fda9c88ee459bc6c22