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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2024 · 13 MIN

Bitcoin has surged. Why it matters, even if you don’t have any.

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On today’s show: Marianna Sotomayor of the Washington Post explains how the GOP’s razor-thin House majority could complicate Trump’s policy plans. Bitcoin hit $100,000, lifted by hopes of a crypto-friendly new administration. The Wall Street Journal’s Alexander Osipovich explains what that means for you, even if you don’t invest in digital currency. Rob Sheffield, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, joins Apple News In Conversation to talk about how Taylor Swift changed the music industry forever. Plus, the LA Galaxy are back in the MLS Cup, a decade on from the team’s glory days. Five years after a blaze nearly destroyed Notre-Dame, the cathedral reopens this weekend. And sake — Japan’s “divine gift” — receives a special honor.

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